Eastern Visayas facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Eastern Visayas Sinirangan Kabisay-an Sidlakang Kabisay-an Silangang Kabisayaan Region VIII
Region
Clockwise from top: San Juanico Bridge Pintados Festival Biliran shirt Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Calbayog City Blanca Aurora falls in San Jorge Mesa de Palapag The Obelisk, MacArthur park in Palo, Leyte
Location in the Philippines
Country	Philippines
Island group	Visayas
Regional center	Tacloban
Area
• Total	23,251.10 km2 (8,977.30 sq mi)
Population  (2015)
• Total	4,440,150
• Density	190.96516/km2 (494.5975/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ISO 3166 code	PH-08
Provinces	6 Biliran Eastern Samar Leyte Northern Samar Samar Southern Leyte
Cities	7 Baybay Borongan Calbayog Catbalogan Maasin Ormoc Tacloban
Municipalities	136
Barangays	4,390

Eastern Visayas is an administrative region in the Philippines. It is also known as Region VIII. The regional center is Tacloban.

There are three main islands: Samar, Leyte and Biliran. The region has six provinces, one independent city and one highly urbanized city. The provinces are Biliran, Leyte, Northern Samar, Samar, Eastern Samar, Southern Leyte. The cities are Ormoc and Tacloban.

The region is known for its famous landmark, the San Juanico Bridge.

Images for kids

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  Float exhibiting products of Eastern Visayas

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  A view of Tacloban as seen in December 2015

See also

In Spanish: Bisayas Orientales para niños