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Comprised of the Province of Eastern Samar created by RA 4221 and is located on the Eastern portion of Samar Island. It is subdivided into 23 municipalities having a total of 597 Barangays, wherein 181 are urban while 416 is rural.The municipalities covered as follows, with Borongan as the capital town and where the District Office is situated: Arteche, Balangiga, Balangkayan, Borongan, Can-avid, Dolores, Gen. Mc Arthur, Giporlos, Guiuan, Hernani, Jipapad, Lawaan, Llorente, Maslog, Maydolong, Mercedes, Oras, Quinapondan, Salcedo, San Julian, San Policarpio, Sulat and Taft. The District is bounded on the North by the eastern tip of Northern Samar of Revenue Dsitrict No. 85, Catarman, Northern Samar, on the East by the Philippine Sea, on the South by Leyte Gulf and on the West by Western Samar of Revenue District Office No. 87, Catbalogan, Samar.