Samar

• Capital of Samar is Catbalogan
• Samar has a total land area of 6,048.03 sq. km
• Samar is composed of two congressional districts.
• 24 municipalities
• 952 Barangays
• Governor of Samar - Sharee Anne T. Tan
• Samar Vice Gov - Arnold V. Tan
• 1735 - Leyte were united into one province with Cariga, in Leyte, as the capital town.
• 1747 - Samar and Leyte were separated for administrative effectiveness.
• June 21, 1969 - under R.A. No. 5650, Western Samar was renamed Samar with Catbalogan still as the capital
• San Juanico Bridge - 2.16 km long arch-shaped truss bridge.
• Pinipisakan Falls - 4 layered waterfalls
• Saint Michael the Archangel Church - also became a theater room during the Japanese Occupation in 1945.
• Samar Day - week-long celebration held annually on August 11th
• Bola Catalana - unique embutido variation.