Samar, formerly Western Samar, is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is Catbalogan and covers at the western portion of Samar island as well as several islands in the Samar Sea located to the west of the mainland. Bordering the province to the north is Northern Samar and to the east is Eastern Samar. Samar is connected to Leyte via the San Juanico Bridge , which spans the San Juanico Strait, the narrowest strait in the country. To the south of the province is the Leyte Gulf.
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Samar is subdivided into 25 municipalities and 1 city.
City
Municipalities
- Almagro
- Basey
- Calbiga
- Catbalogan
- Daram
- Gandara
- Hinabangan
- Jiabong
- Marabut
- Matuguinao
- Motiong
- Pagsanghan
- Paranas (Wright)
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- Pinabacdao
- San Jorge
- San Jose De Buan
- San Sebastian
- Santa Margarita
- Santa Rita
- Santo Niņo
- Tagapul-an
- Talalora
- Tarangnan
- Villareal
- Zumarraga
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