philippines : samar's geography

SAMAR

CATBALOGAN

Gateway to Samar region

LOCATION:

- occupies the eastern portion of the Philippines 

- lies southeast of Luzon

- 802 km from Manila.

Samar

• Formerly known as Zamal, Ibabao,

Achan and Tandaya.

• “ samad” -- "wound" or "cut“

• 2nd largest province in Region VIII

W

N

E

S

Eastern

Samar

Leyte

Northern Samar

Biliran

W

N

E

SSan Juanico

Strait

Samar Sea

SW

Leyte Gulf

PLACE :

Catbalogan is the capital city

Gateway to Samar Region

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:

Climate: Rainfall is more or less evenly distributed throughout the year.

physical features: it includes almost every kind of topography: mountains, forests, rivers, lakes, plains, coasts and islands.

Sts. Peter and Paul Church

St. Michael Archangel in Basey

 Langun-Gobingob cave

Marabut Rock

Oldest Tree

Pieta Park

HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS:

Waray – people inhabiting the province

it is a province where some of the bravest people in the country are known to come from.

they are known as contented people, such that, during the Spanish era, they were often called lazy

They also celebrate fiestas like:

• Sarakiki-hadang festival• PAHOY-PAHOY FESTIVAL• BANIG FESTIVAL

SARAKIKI-HADANG FESTIVAL

Pahoy-Pahoy Festival

Banig Festival

•Source of income:

The province is mainly an agricultural area. • Major crops include:

coconutpalaycorn banana

• Samar is also the second major fish-producing province in the region. 

Smoked fish (tinapa) and mussel (tahong)

HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION:

San Juanico Bridge

Pan-as Falls

Bangon Falls

MOVEMENT:•Transportation• Information /Idea Movement

REGION: Waray-waray and Cebuano are the major dialects spoken.

It is composed of twenty-five (24) municipalities and two (2) cities: Calbayog

Catbalogan. 

this province was similar to its neighbor by languages, industries, traditions and climate.