 {{infobox settlement | name = samar province | native_name = lalawigan han samar | other_name = lalawigan ng samar | official_name = province of samar | settlement_type = province | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_flag = vlag fil samar.gif | flag_size = 120x80px | image_seal = ph seal samar.png | seal_size = 100x80px | nickname = | motto = | image_map = ph locator map samar.png | map_alt = | map_caption = map of the philippines with samar highlighted | latd = 11 |latm = 50|latns = n | longd = 125 |longm = 00|longew = e | coordinates_type = region:ph_type:adm1st_source:gns-enwiki | coordinates_display = title | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = country | subdivision_name =  | subdivision_type1 = region | subdivision_name1 = eastern visayas (region viii) | established_title = founded | established_date = 1768 (separation from leyte) | seat_type = capital | seat = catbalogan city | leader_party = | government_type = province of the philippines | leader_title = governor | leader_name = sharee ann t. tan (npc) | leader_title1 = vice-governor | leader_name1 = stephen james t. tan (np) | area_footnotes =  | area_total_km2 = 6048.03 | area_rank = 13th out of 80 | area_note = | population_footnotes =  | population_total = 733777 | population_as_of = 2010 | population_rank = 39th out of 80 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_density_rank = 63rd out of 80 | population_note = | elevation_m = | demographics_type1 = divisions | demographics1_footnotes = <!-- for references: use tags --> | demographics1_title1 = independent&nbsp;cities | demographics1_info1 = 0 | demographics1_title2 = component cities | demographics1_info2 = 2 | demographics1_title3 = municipalities | demographics1_info3 = 24 | demographics1_title4 = barangays | demographics1_info4 = 951 | demographics1_title5 = districts
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