Borongan City

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City of Borongan

Location
Map of Samar showing the location of Borongan City
Government
Region	Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)
Province	Eastern Samar (Capital)
District	2nd district of Samar
Barangays	61
Income class:	5th class; Partially Urban
Mayor	Hon. Fidel V. Anacta, Jr
Cityhood	March 15, 2007
Official Website	www.borongan-esamar.gov.ph
Physical characteristics
Population
Total (2000)	55,141
Coordinates	11°36′N, 125°26′E

Borongan City is a 5th class city in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. It is the capital city of Eastern Samar. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 55,141 people in 10,699 households.Borongan is called as The Sunshine City of the Philippines.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] History

The name "Borongan" is derived from the rootword "Borong", which in the Waray-Waray language means 'fog'. The people along the eastern coast of Samar were called "Ibabao" during the pre-Spanish period. 75 years after Ferdinand Magellan's landing in Homonhon, Eastern Samar, Spanish Jesuit missionary priests began to evangelize the whole island of Samar. The first missions were first established in Tinago, Western Samar and gradually occupied Palapag, a town in the eastern coast of the island. Borongan was formally established as a pueblo by the Spaniards on September 8, 1619.

[edit] Barangays

Borongan is politically subdivided into 61 barangays.

[edit] External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information
• Borongan City Official Website
• More photos and information on Borongan City

Coordinates: 11°36′N, 125°26′EBoy Abunda