REGION 8 : Province, municipalities, delicacies

1. REGION 8
(EASTERN
VISAYAS)

3. Eastern Visayas
 located on the eastern edge of the Visayas island chain, facing
the Pacific Ocean.
 composed of two main islands, Leyte and Samar, connected
by the famous San Juanico Bridge.
 consists of six provinces (Biliran, Samar, Eastern
Samar, Northern Samar, Leyte, and Southern Leyte) and
seven cities (Ormoc City, Baybay City, Maasin
City, Calbayog City, Catbalogan City, Borongan City, and
the regional center - Tacloban City).

4.  According to the regional office of the National Economic and
Development Authority (NEDA), the region's terrain is
relatively flat near and along the coasts, with the mountainous
areas mostly located in the middle portion of Samar and Leyte
islands.
 The southern and southwestern portions of Leyte are
mountainous, while its northern portion is extensively flat.
Samar, on the other hand, has a lot of mountainous ranges with
forest and deep valleys.
 Around 52.2% of the region is forest land.
Facts about Eastern
Visayas:

5. NORTHERN SAMAR
Municipalities
 Allen
 Biri
 Bobon
 Capul
 Catarman
 Catubig
 Gamay
 Laoang
 Lapinig
 Las Navas
 Lavezares
 Lope de Vega
 Mapanas
 Mondragon
 Palapag
 Pambujan
 Rosario
 San Antonio
 San Isidro
 San Jose
 San Roque
 San Vicente
 Silvino Lobos
 Victoria

6. SAMAR
City
 Calbayog City
Municipalities
 Almagro
 Basey
 Calbiga
 Catbalogan
 Daram
 Gandara
 Hinabangan
 Jiabong
 Marabut
 Matuguinao
 Motiong
 Pagsanghan
 Paranas
 Pinabacdao
 San Jorge
 San Jose De Buan
 San Sebastian
 Santa Margarita
 Santa Rita
 Santo Niño
 Tagapul-an
 Talalora
 Tarangnan
 Villareal
 Zumarraga

7. EASTERN SAMAR
Municipalities
 Arteche
 Balangiga
 Balangkayan
 Borongan
 Can-avid
 Dolores
 General MacArthur
 Giporlos
 Guiuan
 Hernani
 Jipapad
 Lawaan
 Llorente
 Maslog
 Maydolong
 Mercedes
 Oras
 Quinapondan
 Salcedo
 San Julian
 San Policarpo
 Sulat
 Taft

8. LEYTE
Cities
 Ormoc City
 Tacloban City
Municipalitie
s
 Abuyog
 Alangalang
 Albuera
 Babatngon
 Barugo
 Bato
 Baybay
 Burauen
 Calubian
 Capoocan
 Carigara
 Dagami
 Dulag
 Hilongos
 Hindang
 Inopacan
 Isabel
 Jaro
 Javier
 Julita
 Kananga
 La Paz
 Leyte
 MacArthur
 Mahaplag
 Matag-ob
 Matalom
 Mayorga
 Merida
 Palompon
 Pastrana
 San Isidro
 San Miguel
 Santa Fe
 Tabango
 Tabontabon
 Tanauan
 Tolosa
 Tunga
 Villaba

9. SOUTHERN LEYTE
City
 Maasin City
Municipalities
 Anahawan
 Bontoc
 Hinunangan
 Hinundayan
 Libagon
 Liloan
 Limasawa
 Macrohon
 Malitbog
 Padre Burgos
 Pintuyan
 Saint Bernard
 San Francisco
 San Juan
 San Ricardo
 Silago
 Sogod
 Tomas Oppus

10. BILIRAN
Municipalities
 Almeria
 Biliran
 Cabucgayan
 Caibiran
 Culaba
 Kawayan
 Maripipi
 Naval

11. Provinces: 6
Cities: 7
Municipalities: 136
Barangays: 4,390
Population (as of May 1, 2010): 4,101,322

12. Binagol
 wrapped with banana leaves and tied up
 found in Samar and Leyte

13. Wiri-Wiri
 a native Southern Leyte Delicacy

14. Chocolate Moron
 made of rice flour mixed with chocolate paste
or locally called as Tableya, peanuts and
brown or organic sugar.

15. Sagmani
 made of cassava, gabi or sweet potatoes
cooked with coconut milk sugar and coconut
meat. It is quite similar to binagol.