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Guiuan is politically subdivided into 60 barangays, [19] 37 of which is located in the mainland of Guiuan, i.e. the portion of Guiuan that is contiguous with Samar Island, and the remaining 23 in the islands surrounding the mainland.
The Guiuan Marine Reserve extends along the western and southern coast of Guiuan Peninsula, the southernmost tip of Samar, located between Leyte Gulf and the Philippine Sea. It contains numerous islands and islets, such as the chain of Calicoan, Leleboon (Sulangan) and Candolu which form a prolongation of the peninsula. These islands are ...
Guyuan is the oldest city in Ningxia, being established in 114 BC as Gaoping, capital of Anding Commandery. [5] It was a stop on the Northern Silk Road. [6] During the Warring States Period, Guyuan belonged to the territory of Qin state, later Qin Dynasty. The original name of the city began in the Ming dynasty (1452 AD).
Poverty incidence of Eastern Samar 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2006 51.35 2009 56.36 2012 63.70 2015 51.52 2018 49.46 2021 29.40 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Commercial activities in the province are centered on the provincial capital of Borongan while tourism activities are centered in Guiuan town where Calicoan Island and the historical Homonhon Island are located. Generally, the ...
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Homonhon Island is an island in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines, on the east side of Leyte Gulf.The 20-kilometre (12 mi) long island is part of the municipality of Guiuan, encompassing eight barangays: Bitaugan, Cagusu-an, Canawayon, Casuguran, Culasi, Habag, Inapulangan, and Pagbabangnan.
Calicoan is an island east of Leyte Gulf, off the southeastern point of Samar in the Philippines. It is one of the islands that are part of the municipality of Guiuan, in the province of Eastern Samar.
Suluan is an island barangay in the Philippines, in the municipality of Guiuan, Eastern Samar.It lies east of Leyte Gulf and west of Emden Deep.The inhabitants of the island were the first Filipinos to trade and interact with Ferdinand Magellan's expedition which anchored on the nearby (then uninhabited) island of Homonhon on March 16, 1521.