Eastern Samar

province of the Philippines
Organization province_of_the_philippines Q13809
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Eastern Samar

Summary

Eastern Samar is a province of the Philippines[1]. It draws 901 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_the_philippines category, ranking #38 of 65).[2]

Key Facts

  • Eastern Samar is located in Eastern Visayas[3].
  • Eastern Samar is in the country of Philippines[4].
  • Eastern Samar's head of government is recorded as Ben Evardone[5].
  • Eastern Samar's instance of is recorded as province of the Philippines[6].
  • Eastern Samar's capital is recorded as Borongan[7].
  • Eastern Samar's shares border with is recorded as Samar Island[8].
  • Eastern Samar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Arteche[9].
  • Eastern Samar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Balangiga[10].
  • Eastern Samar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Balangkayan[11].
  • Eastern Samar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Borongan[12].
  • Eastern Samar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Can-avid[13].
  • Eastern Samar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dolores[14].
  • Eastern Samar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as General MacArthur[15].
  • Eastern Samar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Giporlos[16].
  • Eastern Samar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Guiuan[17].
  • Eastern Samar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hernani[18].
  • Eastern Samar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Jipapad[19].
  • Eastern Samar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lawaan[20].
  • Eastern Samar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Llorente[21].
  • Eastern Samar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Maslog[22].
  • Eastern Samar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Maydolong[23].
  • Eastern Samar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Mercedes[24].
  • Eastern Samar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Oras[25].
  • Eastern Samar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Quinapondan[26].
  • Eastern Samar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Salcedo[27].

Body

Founding

June 19, 1965 marks the founding of Eastern Samar[28].

Identity

Official names include Province of Eastern Samar[29] and Lalawigan ng it[30].

Why It Matters

Eastern Samar draws 901 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_the_philippines category, ranking #38 of 65).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18d ago · Exec8 · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+79645'}, {'amount': '+117348'}, {'amount': '+154347'} +13
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||0 */ Changing order of values for [[Property:P1082|P1082]]"
  2. 19d ago · Exec8 · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Total liabilities → {'amount': '+1448225523.30'}, {'amount': '+237396174.51'}, {'amount': '+171814909.12'} +12
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2138]]: 1,271,114,842.74 Philippine peso, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789891385385"
  3. 25d ago · Exec8 · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poverty incidence → {'amount': '+31.78'}, {'amount': '+41.10'}, {'amount': '+51.35'} +6
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/53832|batch #53832]]: fix date"
  4. 25d ago · Exec8 · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poverty incidence → {'amount': '+31.78'}, {'amount': '+41.10'}, {'amount': '+51.35'} +6
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P8843]]: 51.52 percent, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273271|batch #273271]]"
  5. 4w ago · Lady01v · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poverty incidence → {'amount': '+31.78'}, {'amount': '+41.10'}, {'amount': '+51.35'} +6
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P8843]]: 33.40 percent, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270845|batch #270845]]"
  6. 4w ago · Bjeweld · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poverty incidence → {'amount': '+31.78'}, {'amount': '+41.10'}, {'amount': '+51.35'} +6
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P8843]]: 29.40 percent, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270707|batch #270707]]"
  7. 4w ago · AeeyJaeyPH · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poverty incidence → {'amount': '+31.78'}, {'amount': '+41.10'}, {'amount': '+51.35'} +6
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P8843]]: 29.40, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270696|batch #270696]]"
  8. 4w ago · KenJstn · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poverty incidence → {'amount': '+31.78'}, {'amount': '+41.10'}, {'amount': '+51.35'} +6
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P8843]]: 49.46 percent, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270638|batch #270638]]"
  9. 4w ago · Bjeweld · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poverty incidence → {'amount': '+31.78'}, {'amount': '+41.10'}, {'amount': '+51.35'} +6
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P8843]]: 49.46, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270622|batch #270622]]"
  10. 4w ago · WishywizPH · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poverty incidence → {'amount': '+31.78'}, {'amount': '+41.10'}, {'amount': '+51.35'} +6
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P8843]]: 51.52 percent, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270586|batch #270586]]"
  11. 4w ago · KenJstn · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poverty incidence → {'amount': '+31.78'}, {'amount': '+41.10'}, {'amount': '+51.35'} +6
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P8843]]: 63.70 percent, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270558|batch #270558]]"
  12. 5w ago · Bjeweld · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poverty incidence → {'amount': '+31.78'}, {'amount': '+41.10'}, {'amount': '+51.35'} +6
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P8843]]: 63.70, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270548|batch #270548]]"
  13. 5w ago · Sup3rR3dFir3 · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poverty incidence → {'amount': '+31.78'}, {'amount': '+41.10'}, {'amount': '+51.35'} +6
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P8843]]: 56.36 percent, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270520|batch #270520]]"
  14. 5w ago · B14ckSw4n · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poverty incidence → {'amount': '+31.78'}, {'amount': '+41.10'}, {'amount': '+51.35'} +6
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P8843]]: 56.36, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270498|batch #270498]]"
  15. 5w ago · MrMelvinn · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poverty incidence → {'amount': '+31.78'}, {'amount': '+41.10'}, {'amount': '+51.35'} +6
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P8843]]: 51.35 percent, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270453|batch #270453]]"
  16. 5w ago · Riverfl0ww · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poverty incidence → {'amount': '+31.78'}, {'amount': '+41.10'}, {'amount': '+51.35'} +6
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P8843]]: 51.35, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270444|batch #270444]]"
  17. 5w ago · AeeyJaeyPH · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poverty incidence → {'amount': '+31.78'}, {'amount': '+41.10'}, {'amount': '+51.35'} +6
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P8843]]: 41.10 percent, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270319|batch #270319]]"
  18. 5w ago · 8thButterfly · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poverty incidence → {'amount': '+31.78'}, {'amount': '+41.10'}, {'amount': '+51.35'} +6
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P8843]]: 31.78 percent, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270299|batch #270299]]"
  19. 5w ago · PamelaNDY06 · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poverty incidence → {'amount': '+31.78'}, {'amount': '+41.10'}, {'amount': '+51.35'} +6
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P8843]]: 31.78, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270292|batch #270292]]"
  20. 18w ago · Lady01v · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Total expenditure → {'amount': '+1178039085.89'}, {'amount': '+495968636.35'}, {'amount': '+541211261.31'} +12
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2402]]: 1,857,477,059.15 Philippine peso, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259112|batch #259112]]"
  21. 18w ago · AeeyJaeyPH · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Total expenditure → {'amount': '+1178039085.89'}, {'amount': '+495968636.35'}, {'amount': '+541211261.31'} +12
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2402]]: 1,478,630,006.52 Philippine peso, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258984|batch #258984]]"
  22. 18w ago · B14ckSw4n · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Total expenditure → {'amount': '+1178039085.89'}, {'amount': '+495968636.35'}, {'amount': '+541211261.31'} +12
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2402]]: 474,929,958.57 Philippine peso, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258976|batch #258976]]"
  23. 18w ago · MrMelvinn · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Total expenditure → {'amount': '+1178039085.89'}, {'amount': '+495968636.35'}, {'amount': '+541211261.31'} +12
    Fiscal/tax revenue → {'amount': '+1458546807.39'}, {'amount': '+673343596.95'}, {'amount': '+745728904.55'} +12
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2402]]: 438,641,793.73 Philippine peso, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258817|batch #258817]]"
  24. 19w ago · KenJstn · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fiscal/tax revenue → {'amount': '+1458546807.39'}, {'amount': '+673343596.95'}, {'amount': '+745728904.55'} +12
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P3087]]: 1,918,409,388.34 Philippine peso, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258609|batch #258609]]"
  25. 19w ago · IzzyLuxe · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fiscal/tax revenue → {'amount': '+1458546807.39'}, {'amount': '+673343596.95'}, {'amount': '+745728904.55'} +12
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P3087]]: 634,969,082.35 Philippine peso, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258602|batch #258602]]"
  26. 19w ago · Elizabeth4H25 · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Total liabilities → {'amount': '+1448225523.30'}, {'amount': '+237396174.51'}, {'amount': '+171814909.12'} +12
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2138]]: 1,662,522,666.28 Philippine peso, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258569|batch #258569]]"
  27. 19w ago · Bjeweld · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Total liabilities → {'amount': '+1448225523.30'}, {'amount': '+237396174.51'}, {'amount': '+171814909.12'} +12
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2138]]: 1,406,925,692.61 Philippine peso, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258452|batch #258452]]"
  28. 19w ago · WishywizPH · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Total liabilities → {'amount': '+1448225523.30'}, {'amount': '+237396174.51'}, {'amount': '+171814909.12'} +12
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2138]]: 245,985,964.41 Philippine peso, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258370|batch #258370]]"
  29. 20w ago · Jhe098 · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Total liabilities → {'amount': '+1448225523.30'}, {'amount': '+237396174.51'}, {'amount': '+171814909.12'} +12
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2138]]: 252,808,893.79 Philippine peso, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258279|batch #258279]]"
  30. 20w ago · MarieGHS35 · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Total assets → {'amount': '+4782671764.70'}, {'amount': '+708262012.35'}, {'amount': '+656381098.87'} +12
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2403]]: 6,658,715,272.25 Philippine peso, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258038|batch #258038]]"
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