Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)
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| Type | region |
|---|---|
| Island group | Visayas |
| Provinces | 6 |
| Cities | 7 |
| Municipalities | 136 |
| Barangays | 4,390 |
| Coastal/Landlocked | coastal |
| Marine waterbodies | Philippine Sea, Samar Sea, Camotes Sea, Visayan Sea, Bohol Sea, Surigao Strait, Canigao Channel, San Bernardino Strait |
| Population (2015) | 4,440,150 |
Eastern Visayas, officially designated as Region VIII, is an administrative region in the Philippines occupying the eastern section of the Visayas. It covers 6 provinces, namely, Biliran, Eastern Samar, Leyte, Northern Samar, Samar, and Southern Leyte, as well as 1 highly urbanized city. The regional center is the City of Tacloban.
Its population as determined by the 2015 Census was 4,440,150. This represented 22.92% of the overall population of the Visayas island group, or 4.40% of the entire population of the Philippines.
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Eastern Visayas is bordered, clockwise from the Northeast, by the Philippine Sea, Leyte Gulf, Surigao Strait, Bohol Sea, Canigao Channel, Camotes Sea, Visayan Sea, Samar Sea, Ticao Pass, and the San Bernardino Strait.
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Local government units
Eastern Visayas has 6 provinces, 136 municipalities, and 7 cities (1 of which is a highly urbanized city administered independently from any province). The total number of barangays in the region is 4,390.
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| Name | Type | Population (2015) | Population (2010) | Annual Population Growth Rate (2010‑2015) | Area (2007) | Density (2015) | City count | Mun count | Brgy count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Samar | province | 467,160 | 428,877 | 1.64% | 4,660.47 km2 (1,799.42 sq mi) | 100 / km2 (260 / sq mi) | 1 | 22 | 597 |
| Leyte | province | 1,724,679 | 1,567,984 | 1.83% | 6,515.05 km2 (2,515.47 sq mi) | 265 / km2 (686 / sq mi) | 2 | 40 | 1,503 |
| Tacloban | city (HUC), capital, regional center | 242,089 | 221,174 | 1.74% | 201.72 km2 (77.88 sq mi) | 1,200 / km2 (3,108 / sq mi) | – | – | 138 |
| Northern Samar | province | 632,379 | 589,013 | 1.36% | 3,692.93 km2 (1,425.85 sq mi) | 171 / km2 (444 / sq mi) | 0 | 24 | 569 |
| Samar | province | 780,481 | 733,377 | 1.19% | 6,048.03 km2 (2,335.16 sq mi) | 129 / km2 (334 / sq mi) | 2 | 24 | 951 |
| Southern Leyte | province | 421,750 | 399,137 | 1.05% | 1,798.61 km2 (694.45 sq mi) | 234 / km2 (607 / sq mi) | 1 | 18 | 500 |
| Biliran | province | 171,612 | 161,760 | 1.13% | 536.01 km2 (206.95 sq mi) | 320 / km2 (829 / sq mi) | 0 | 8 | 132 |
| Eastern Visayas Total | 4,440,150 | 4,101,322 | 1.52% | no data | no data | 7 | 136 | 4,390 | |
Historical population
The population of Eastern Visayas grew from 2,040,966 in 1960 to 4,440,150 in 2015, an increase of 2,399,184 people. The latest census figures in 2015 denote a positive growth rate of 1.52%, or an increase of 338,828 people, from the previous population of 4,101,322 in 2010.
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| Census date | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 655,159 | – | |
| 977,525 | 2.56% | |
| 1,462,159 | 2.03% | |
| 1,764,103 | 1.94% | |
| 2,040,966 | 1.29% | |
| 2,381,409 | 1.52% | |
| 2,599,728 | 1.78% | |
| 2,799,534 | 1.49% | |
| 3,054,490 | 0.88% | |
| 3,366,917 | 1.84% | |
| 3,610,355 | 1.51% | |
| 3,915,140 | 1.12% | |
| 4,101,322 | 1.71% | |
| 4,440,150 | 1.52% |
National rankings
- Population (2015): 4,440,150, ranked 11 out of 17
- Annual population growth rate (2010 to 2015): 1.52%, ranked 9 out of 17
Notes
- Unless otherwise specified, population count (excluding percentages) and land area figures are derived from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
- Maps utilize OpenStreetMap data available under the Open Data Commons Open Database License.