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Oras (Tagalog pronunciation: [5]), officially the Municipality of Oras (Waray: Bungto han Oras; Tagalog: Bayan ng Oras), is a municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,451 people.
Eastern Samar (Waray-Waray: Sinirangan Samar; Tagalog: Silangang Samar [3]), officially the Province of Eastern Samar, is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is the city of Borongan, which is the most populous. Eastern Samar occupies the eastern portion of the island of Samar.
San Policarpo was established as a barrio in 1837. The Municipality of San Policarpo was created from the barrios of San Policarpo, Bahay, Alugan, Pangpang, Japunan, Tabo, Binogawan and Cajagwayan of the municipality of Oras, then in the old province of Samar, by virtue of Republic Act No. 281 signed on June 16, 1948 and inaugurated on February 5, 1949. [5]
Samar (/ ˈ s ɑː m ɑːr / SAH-mar) is the third-largest and seventh-most populous island in the Philippines, with a total population of 1,909,537 as of the 2020 census. It is located in the eastern Visayas, which are in the central Philippines. The island is divided into three provinces: Samar (formerly Western Samar), Northern Samar, and ...
The governor of Eastern Samar is the local chief executive and head of the Provincial Government of Eastern Samar in the Philippines.Along with the governors of Biliran, Leyte, Northern Samar, Samar, and Southern Leyte, the province's chief executive is a member of the Regional Development Council of the Eastern Visayas Region.
This is a complete list of cities and municipalities in the Philippines. The Philippines is administratively divided into 82 provinces ( Filipino : lalawigan ). These, together with the National Capital Region , are further subdivided into cities (Filipino: lungsod ) and municipalities (Filipino: bayan ).
This is a list of Island groups, regions and provinces of the Philippines by their highest point. Island group. Rank Island group Highest Point Highest elevation 1
Samar, officially the Province of Samar (Waray: Probinsya han Samar; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Samar), or also known as Western Samar, is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is the city of Catbalogan while Calbayog is the most populous city in the province.