Northern Samar

province of the Philippines
Organization province_of_the_philippines Q13864
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Northern Samar

Summary

Northern Samar is a province of the Philippines[1]. It draws 269 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_the_philippines category, ranking #47 of 65).[2]

Key Facts

  • Northern Samar is located in Eastern Visayas[3].
  • Northern Samar is in the country of Philippines[4].
  • Northern Samar's head of government is recorded as Edwin Ongchuan[5].
  • Northern Samar's instance of is recorded as province of the Philippines[6].
  • Northern Samar's capital is recorded as Catarman[7].
  • Northern Samar's shares border with is recorded as Sorsogon[8].
  • Northern Samar's shares border with is recorded as Masbate[9].
  • Northern Samar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Allen[10].
  • Northern Samar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Biri[11].
  • Northern Samar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bobon[12].
  • Northern Samar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Capul[13].
  • Northern Samar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Catarman[14].
  • Northern Samar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Catubig[15].
  • Northern Samar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gamay[16].
  • Northern Samar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Laoang[17].
  • Northern Samar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lapinig[18].
  • Northern Samar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Las Navas[19].
  • Northern Samar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lavezares[20].
  • Northern Samar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lope de Vega[21].
  • Northern Samar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Mapanas[22].
  • Northern Samar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Mondragon[23].
  • Northern Samar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Palapag[24].
  • Northern Samar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Pambujan[25].
  • Northern Samar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rosario[26].
  • Northern Samar's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as San Antonio[27].

Body

Founding

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

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Province of Northern Samar'}[29] and {'lang': 'tl', 'text': 'Lalawigan ng it'}[30].

Why It Matters

Northern Samar draws 269 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_the_philippines category, ranking #47 of 65).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  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. 6h ago · MrMelvinn · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Total expenditure {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+1047089708.07'}, {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+585627832.10'}, {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+651791873.22'} +8
    Fiscal/tax revenue {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+2163368191.28'}, {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+811200863.12'}, {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+914159435.17'} +8
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2402]]: 518,819,951.39 Philippine peso, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258817|batch #258817]]"
  2. 3d ago · KenJstn · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fiscal/tax revenue {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+2163368191.28'}, {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+811200863.12'}, {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+914159435.17'} +8
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P3087]]: 1,916,442,059.00 Philippine peso, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258609|batch #258609]]"
  3. 3d ago · IzzyLuxe · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fiscal/tax revenue {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+2163368191.28'}, {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+811200863.12'}, {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+914159435.17'} +8
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P3087]]: 683,765,450.87 Philippine peso, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258602|batch #258602]]"
  4. 4d ago · Elizabeth4H25 · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Total liabilities {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+1804581994.40'}, {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+592991183.10'}, {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+697081830.20'} +7
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2138]]: 1,764,936,498.78 Philippine peso, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258569|batch #258569]]"
  5. 5d ago · Bjeweld · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Total liabilities {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+1804581994.40'}, {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+592991183.10'}, {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+697081830.20'} +7
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2138]]: 1,453,213,988.92 Philippine peso, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258452|batch #258452]]"
  6. 7d ago · WishywizPH · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Total liabilities {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+1804581994.40'}, {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+592991183.10'}, {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+697081830.20'} +7
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2138]]: 273,214,916.03 Philippine peso, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258370|batch #258370]]"
  7. 8d ago · Jhe098 · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Total liabilities {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+1804581994.40'}, {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+592991183.10'}, {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+697081830.20'} +7
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2138]]: 209,228,473.52 Philippine peso, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258279|batch #258279]]"
  8. 11d ago · MarieGHS35 · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Total assets {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+7717216725.65'}, {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+1617800987.48'}, {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+1834978498.15'} +8
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2403]]: 9,411,226,530.57 Philippine peso, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258038|batch #258038]]"
  9. 12d ago · AeeyJaeyPH · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Total assets {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+7717216725.65'}, {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+1617800987.48'}, {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+1834978498.15'} +8
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2403]]: 9,053,262,510.04 Philippine peso, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257980|batch #257980]]"
  10. 12d ago · Iampjanz · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in
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    Number of households {'amount': '+47550'}, {'amount': '+52346'}, {'amount': '+66177'} +6
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2403]]: 1,089,207,388.71 Philippine peso, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257969|batch #257969]]"
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