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((short description|Administrative region of the Philippines))
((Use mdy dates|date=March 2020))
((Use Philippine English|date=November 2022))
((More citations needed|date=December 2012))
((Infobox settlement
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'''Clockwise from the top''': [[San Juanico Bridge]], [[Agas-Agas Bridge]], [[Capul Church]], [[Sohoton Caves and Natural Bridge Park]], [[Guiuan Church]]
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| seat                     = [[Tacloban]]

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 | [[Biliran]]
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 | [[Calbayog]]
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| blank3_info_sec2          = ((increase)) 0.697 (((fontcolor|orange|Medium)))
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'''Eastern Visayas''' (((lang-war|Sinirangan Kabisay-an)); ((lang-ceb|Sidlakang Kabisay-an)); ((lang-tl|Silangang Kabisayaan)) or ''Silangang Visayas'') is an [[Regions of the Philippines|administrative region]] in the [[Philippines]], designated as '''Region VIII'''. It consists of three main islands, [[Samar]], [[Leyte]] and [[Biliran]]. The region has six [[Provinces of the Philippines|provinces]], one [[independent city]] and one [[highly urbanized city]]<ref>((Cite web |url=http://www.philippine-islands.ph/en/eastern_visayas-philippines.html |title=Eastern Visayas in Visayas Philippines<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=December 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121126021343/http://www.philippine-islands.ph/en/eastern_visayas-philippines.html |archive-date=November 26, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref> namely, [[Biliran]], [[Leyte (province)|Leyte]], [[Northern Samar]], [[Samar (province)|Samar]], [[Eastern Samar]], [[Southern Leyte]], [[Ormoc]] and [[Tacloban]]. The [[highly urbanized city]] of [[Tacloban]] is the sole regional center. These provinces and cities occupy the easternmost islands of the [[Visayas]] group of islands.

Eastern Visayas faces the [[Philippine Sea]] to the east. The region's most famous landmark is the [[San Juanico Bridge]], which links the provinces of [[Samar]] and [[Leyte]]. As of 2020, the Eastern Visayas region has a population of 4,547,150 inhabitants,((PH census|2015)) making it the third most populous region in the Visayas.

==Etymology==
The current name of the region was derived from its location in the easternmost part of the [[Visayas]].

==Geography==
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| image1 = Visayas 2013-11-06.jpg
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| caption1 = November 6, 2013
| image2 = Visayas 2013-11-15.jpg
| width2 = 150
| alt2 = 
| caption2 = November 15, 2013
| footer = Widespread deforestation of the Visayas due to [[Typhoon Haiyan]]
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Eastern Visayas lies on the east central section of the Philippine archipelago. It consists of three main islands, Leyte, Biliran and Samar, which form the easternmost coasts of the archipelago. It is bounded on the east and north by the [[Philippine Sea]] with the [[San Bernardino Strait]] separating Samar from southeastern [[Luzon]]; on the west by the [[Camotes Sea|Camotes]] and [[Visayan Sea|Visayan]] seas, and on the south by the [[Bohol Sea]] with the [[Surigao Strait]] separating Leyte from northwestern [[Mindanao]]. It has a total land area of ((convert|2,156,285|ha)) or 7.2% of the country's total land area.<ref>((Cite web|url=http://web.evis.net.ph/lineagencies/da-r8/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=19&Itemid=32|title = Evis.net.ph - evis Resources and Information))</ref> 52% of its total land area are classified as forestland and 48% as alienable and disposable land.

===Climate===
There are two types of climate prevailing in the region under the Corona system of classification: Type II and Type IV. Type II climate is characterized by having no dry season but a pronounced maximum rainfall from November to January. Samar Island and the eastern part of Leyte Island fall under this type of climate. Type IV on the other hand has an even distribution of rainfall the year round and a short period of dry season that can be observed starting February up to May. This type of climate is well exhibited at the western half of Leyte island and some portion of Samar which covers the municipality of Motiong up to San Isidro of Northern Samar.

In November 2013, the region was struck with the highest death toll in the nation by [[Super Typhoon Haiyan]], the second deadliest typhoon ever to violently hit the Philippines. Typhoons frequently hit the region along with the [[Bicol region]] as the most typhoon prone parts of the Philippines.

===Natural resources===
The region's sea and inland waters are rich sources of salt and fresh water fish and other marine products. It is one of the fish exporting regions of the country. There are substantial forest reserves in the interiors of the islands. Its mineral deposits include [[chromite]], [[uranium]] (in Samar), [[gold]], [[silver]], [[manganese]], [[magnesium]], [[bronze]], [[nickel]], [[clay]], [[coal]], [[limestone]], [[pyrite]] and [[sand]] and [[gravel]]. It has abundant geothermal energy and water resources to support the needs of medium and heavy industries.

==Administrative divisions==
===Provinces===
((stack|float=right|[[File:Ph eastern visayas.png|thumb|right|upright=0.95|Political Map of Eastern Visayas Region]]))
Eastern Visayas consists of 6 [[Provinces of the Philippines|provinces]], 1 ''highly urbanized'' [[Cities of the Philippines|city]], 1 ''independent component'' city, 5 ''component'' cities, 136 [[Municipalities of the Philippines|municipalities]] and 4,390 [[barangay]]s.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto;background-color:#FDFDFD;text-align:center;font-size:90%;border:1pt solid grey;"
|-
! scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" colspan=2 class="unsortable" | Province ((font|((small|or)) ((abbr|''HUC''|Highly urbanized city; administered independently from any province))|css=font-weight:normal))
! scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable" | Capital
! scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;white-space:nowrap;" class="unsortable" colspan=2 | Population ((small|(2015)))((PH census|2015))
! scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" colspan=2 | Area<ref name="PSA-NSCB-ProvinceList">((cite web |title=PSGC Interactive; List of Provinces |url=http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/listprov.asp |website=[[Philippine Statistics Authority]] |access-date=March 29, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117174921/http://nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/listprov.asp |archive-date=January 17, 2013 ))</ref>
! scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" colspan=2 | Density
! scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable" | Cities
! scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable" | ((abbr|Muni.|Municipalities))
! scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable" | ((abbr|Barangay|Barangays))
|-
! scope="col" style="border-top:none;" colspan=2 |
! scope="col" style="border-top:none;" |
! scope="col" style="border-top:none;" colspan=2 |
! scope="col" style="border-style:none none solid solid;" | km<sup>2</sup>
! scope="col" style="border-style:none solid solid none;white-space:nowrap;" class="unsortable" | sq mi
! scope="col" style="border-style:none none solid solid;" | /km<sup>2</sup>
! scope="col" style="border-style:none solid solid none;white-space:nowrap;" class="unsortable" | /sq mi
! scope="col" style="border-top:none;" |
! scope="col" style="border-top:none;" |
! scope="col" style="border-top:none;" |
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan=2 | [[Biliran]]
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Naval, Biliran|Naval]]
| ((percent and number|171612|4440150|disp=table|1|pad=yes))
| ((convert|536.01|km2|abbr=values|disp=table))
| ((convert|((sigfig|171612/536.01|2))|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table))
| 0
| 8
| 132
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan=2 | [[Eastern Samar]]
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Borongan|Borongan City]]
| ((percent and number|467160|4440150|disp=table|1|pad=yes))
| ((convert|4,617.16|km2|abbr=values|disp=table))
| ((convert|((sigfig|467160/4,617.16|2))|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table))
| 1
| 22
| 597
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan=2 | [[Leyte (province)|Leyte]]
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Tacloban]]
| ((percent and number|1724679|4440150|disp=table|1|pad=yes))
| ((convert|6,335.44|km2|abbr=values|disp=table))
| ((convert|((sigfig|1724679/6,335.44|2))|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table))
| 3
| 40
| 1,503
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan=2 | [[Northern Samar]]
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Catarman, Northern Samar|Catarman]]
| ((percent and number|632379|4440150|disp=table|1|pad=yes))
| ((convert|3,694.96|km2|abbr=values|disp=table))
| ((convert|((sigfig|632379/3,694.96|2))|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table))
| 0
| 24
| 569
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan=2 | [[Samar (province)|Samar]]
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Catbalogan|Catbalogan City]]
| ((percent and number|780481|4440150|disp=table|1|pad=yes))
| ((convert|6,048.03|km2|abbr=values|disp=table))
| ((convert|((sigfig|780481/6,048.03|2))|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table))
| 2
| 24
| 951
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" colspan=2 | [[Southern Leyte]]
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Maasin|Maasin City]]
| ((percent and number|421750|4440150|disp=table|1|pad=yes))
| ((convert|1,801.46|km2|abbr=values|disp=table))
| ((convert|((sigfig|421750/1,801.46|2))|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table))
| 1
| 18
| 500
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;border-right:0;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;" | [[Tacloban]]
| style="text-align:right;border-left:0;" | †
| —
| ((percent and number|242089|4440150|disp=table|1|pad=yes))
| ((convert|201.72|km2|abbr=values|disp=table))
| ((convert|((sigfig|242089/201.72|2))|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table))
| —
| —
| 138
|-class="sortbottom"
! scope="row" colspan=4 style="text-align:left;" | Total
! scope="col" style="text-align:right;" | 4,440,150
! scope="col" style="text-align:right;" | 23,234.78
! scope="col" style="text-align:right;" | ((convert|23,234.78|km2|disp=number|2))
! scope="col" style="text-align:right;" | ((sigfig|4440150/23,234.78|2))
! scope="col" style="text-align:right;" | ((convert|((sigfig|4440150/23,234.78|2))|PD/km2|disp=number))
! scope="col" | 7
! scope="col" | 136
! scope="col" | 4,390
|-class="sortbottom" style="text-align:left;background-color:#F2F2F2;border-top:double grey;line-height:1.3em;"
| colspan=13 style="padding-left:1em;" |
((Color box|#FDFDFD|†|border=darkgray)) [[Tacloban]] is a ''highly-urbanized city''; figures are excluded from [[Leyte]] province.
* Figures for Leyte province include the ''independent component city'' of [[Ormoc]].
|}

====Governors and vice governors====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!width=140 |Province
!width=150 |Image
!width=235 |Governor
!width=120 colspan=2 |Political Party
!width=150 |Vice Governor
|-
|((center|[[File: Biliran Provincial Seal.png|75px]]))((center|[[Biliran]]))
|align=center |[[File:Gov Espina.png|138x138px]]
|Gerard Roger Espina
| ((party name with colour|Nacionalista Party))
|Brigido Caneja III
|-
|((center|[[File: Eastern Samar seal.svg|75px]]))((center|[[Eastern Samar]]))
|align=center |[[File:Gov Evardone.png|138x138px]]
|Ben Evardone
| ((party name with colour|Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan)) 
|Maria Caridad Goteesan
|-
|((center|[[File: Leyte Province seal.svg|75px]]))((center|[[Leyte (province)|Leyte]]))
|align=center |[[File:Gov Petilla.png|138x138px]]
|[[Jericho Petilla]]
| ((party name with colour|Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan))
|Leonardo Javier Jr.
|-
|((center|[[File: Ph seal northern samar.png|75px]]))((center|[[Northern Samar]]))
|align=center |[[File:Gov Ongchuan.png|138x138px]]
|[[Edwin Ongchuan]]
| ((party name with colour|National Unity Party (Philippines)))
|Clarence Dato
|-
|((center|[[File: Ph seal samar.png|75px]]))((center|[[Samar (province)|Samar]]))
|align=center |[[File:Gov Tan.png|138x138px]]
|[[Sharee Ann Tan]]
| ((party name with colour|Nacionalista Party)) 
|Arnold Vasquez Tan
|-
|((center|[[File: Official Seal of Southern Leyte.svg|75px]]))((center|[[Southern Leyte]]))
|align=center |[[File:Gov Mercado.png|138x138px]]
|[[Damian Mercado]]
| ((party name with colour|Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan))
|Rosa Emilia Mercado 
|}

===Cities===
((unbulleted list
| ((Color box|#BFF5FF|†|border=darkgray)) ((font|Regional center|size=90%))
))

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center;background-color:initial;font-size:90%;"
|-
! scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable" | City
! scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable" | Population ((small|(2015)))((PH census|2015))
! scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable" colspan=2 | Area<ref name="PSA-CitiesList">((cite web|title=PSGC Interactive; List of Cities |url=http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/listcity.asp |website=Philippine Statistics Authority |access-date=March 29, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429190752/http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/listcity.asp |archive-date=April 29, 2011 ))</ref>
! scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable" colspan=2 | Density
! scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable" | City class
! scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable" | Income class
! scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable" | Founding year
! scope="col" style="border-bottom:none;" class="unsortable" | Province
|-
! scope="col" style="border-top:none;" |
! scope="col" style="border-top:none;" |
! scope="col" style="border-style:hidden hidden solid solid;" | km<sup>2</sup>
! scope="col" style="border-style:hidden solid solid hidden;" class="unsortable" | ((nowrap|sq mi))
! scope="col" style="border-style:hidden hidden solid solid;" | /km<sup>2</sup>
! scope="col" style="border-style:hidden solid solid hidden;" class="unsortable" | ((nowrap|/sq mi))
! scope="col" style="border-top:none;" |
! scope="col" style="border-top:none;" |
! scope="col" style="border-top:none;" |
! scope="col" style="border-top:none;" |
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | [[Baybay]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 109,432
| ((convert|459.34|km2|abbr=values|disp=table))
| ((convert|((sigfig|109432/459.34|2))|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table))
| Component
| 4th
| 1620 (cityhood: 2007)
| [[Leyte (province)|Leyte]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | [[Borongan]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 69,297
| ((convert|475.00|km2|abbr=values|disp=table))
| ((convert|((sigfig|69297/475.00|2))|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table))
| Component
| 5th
| 1619 (cityhood: 2007)
| [[Eastern Samar]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | [[Calbayog]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 183,851
| ((convert|880.74|km2|abbr=values|disp=table))
| ((convert|((sigfig|183851/880.74|2))|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table))
| Component
| 1st
| 1785 (cityhood: 1948)
| [[Samar (province)|Samar]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | [[Catbalogan]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 103,879
| ((convert|274.22|km2|abbr=values|disp=table))
| ((convert|((sigfig|103879/274.22|2))|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table))
| Component
| 5th
| 1596 (cityhood: 2007)
| [[Samar (province)|Samar]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | [[Maasin]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 85,560
| ((convert|211.71|km2|abbr=values|disp=table))
| ((convert|((sigfig|85560/211.71|2))|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table))
| Component
| 4th
| 1770 (cityhood: 2000)
| [[Southern Leyte]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | [[Ormoc]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 215,031
| ((convert|613.60|km2|abbr=values|disp=table))
| ((convert|((sigfig|215031/613.60|2))|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table))
| Independent component
| 1st
| 1834 (cityhood: 1947)
| [[Leyte]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:#BFF5FF;border-right:0;" |† [[Tacloban]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 242,089
| ((convert|201.72|km2|abbr=values|disp=table))
| ((convert|((sigfig|242089/201.72|2))|PD/km2|abbr=values|disp=table))
| Highly urbanized
| 1st
| 1770 (cityhood: 1953)
| [[Leyte]]
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==Demographics==
((Philippine Census
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| 1960 = ((PH census population|1960))
| 1970 = ((PH census population|1970))
| 1975 = ((PH census population|1975))
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| footnote = Source: Philippine Statistics Authority((PH census|2015))<ref name=NSO>((cite web|url=https://www.census.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/hsd/pressrelease/Population%20and%20Annual%20Growth%20Rates%20for%20The%20Philippines%20and%20Its%20Regions%2C%20Provinces%2C%20and%20Highly%20Urbanized%20Cities%20Based%20on%201990%2C%202000%2C%20and%202010%20Censuses.pdf |title=Population and Annual Growth Rates for The Philippines and Its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities |work=2010 Census and Housing Population |publisher=Philippine Statistics Authority |access-date=August 10, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928012059/http://www.census.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/hsd/pressrelease/Population%20and%20Annual%20Growth%20Rates%20for%20The%20Philippines%20and%20Its%20Regions%2C%20Provinces%2C%20and%20Highly%20Urbanized%20Cities%20Based%20on%201990%2C%202000%2C%20and%202010%20Censuses.pdf |archive-date=September 28, 2013 ))</ref>
))

===Languages===

The native languages of Eastern Visayas are:
* [[Abaknon language|Abaknon]], spoken in Capul Island in Northern Samar.
* [[Baybay language|Baybayanon]], spoken in Baybay in Leyte.
* [[Boholano language|Boholano]], spoken in Southern Leyte.
* [[Cebuano language|Cebuano]], spoken in western parts of Biliran and Leyte widely used in Southern Leyte. 
* [[Waray-Waray language|Waray-Waray]], spoken in Biliran, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Samar, Northern Samar, and Eastern Samar. It is the regional [[lingua franca]].

==Economy==
((stack|float=top|((PH poverty incidence))))

Eastern Visayas is primarily an agricultural region with [[rice]], [[Maize|corn]], [[coconut]], [[sugarcane]] and [[banana]] as its major crops.

Primary sources of revenue are manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade and services. Mining, farming, fishing and [[tourism]] contribute significantly to the economy. Manufacturing firms include mining companies, fertilizer plants, sugar central, rice and corn mills and other food processing plants. Tacloban is the hub of investment, trade and development in the region.

Other industries include coconut oil extraction, alcohol distilling, beverage manufacture and forest products. Home industries include hat and basket weaving, metal craft, needlecraft, pottery, ceramics, woodcraft, shell craft and bamboo craft.
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==Culture==
[[File:OTOPTACLOBAN.JPG|thumb|right|Float exhibiting products of Eastern Visayas]]

===Dances===
''[[Tinikling]]'', the Philippines' national dance is folkdance that originated from the region. But the most popular cultural dance among ''Waraynon''s is the ''Kuratsa'', danced during feast celebrations and special gatherings. The [[Leyte Kalipayan Dance Company]], a local cultural group, held highly successful performances around the world.

===Music===
[[Waray people]] are music lovers whose folkloric music are mostly ballads in form, famous of which is ''Iroy nga Tuna'' (Motherland), a patriotic song.

===Festivals===
Since 2018, Eastern Visayas holds each October the 'Oktubafest' to showcase the best local wine made from coconut palm called ''tuba''.<ref>((Cite web | url=https://www.leytesamardailynews.com/oktubafest-staging-part-of-the-75th-leyte-gulf-landings-anniversary/ |title = Oktubafest staging part of the 75th Leyte Gulf Landings anniversary|date = September 24, 2019))</ref><ref>((Cite web | url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1051830 | title=Eastern Visayas to stage best coco wine in 'Oktubafest'| website=Philippine News Agency))</ref>

==Infrastructure==
[[File:Downtown Tacloban 02.JPG|thumb|A view of Tacloban as seen in December 2015]]

===Transportation===
The region's [[Leyte]] and [[Samar]] islands serve as main link between Luzon and Mindanao by land transport. A total of nine airports, are strategically located in different parts of the six provinces that define the region. [[Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport]] in Tacloban is the main gateway by air to the region. There are seaports in [[Tacloban]], [[Baybay]], [[Catbalogan]], [[Calbayog]], [[Borongan]], [[Allen, Northern Samar|Allen]], [[Ormoc]], [[Bato, Leyte|Bato]], [[Hilongos]], [[Maasin]], [[Sogod, Southern Leyte|Sogod]], and [[Naval, Biliran|Naval]].

===Power and energy===
The region is the top producer of geothermal energy supply in the country. The province of [[Leyte (province)|Leyte]] hosts the biggest geothermal plant in the Philippines. Still, geothermal exploration is ongoing in the nearby province of [[Biliran]]. With abundance of river system, the region has potential in hydroelectric production. The [[San Juanico Strait|strait of San Juanico]] between Leyte and Samar islands has been declared as potential source for water current and tidal energy sources.

==Education==
Eastern Visayas is home to several state universities, including the prestigious [[University of the Philippines Visayas Tacloban College]]. The region is also home to the [[University of Eastern Philippines]] (UEP), located in [[Catarman, Northern Samar|Catarman]], [[Northern Samar]], which holds the most number of baccalaureate and post-baccalaureate courses among universities in the region.

The Zonal Agricultural University for the Visayas under the National Agriculture Education System concept, [[Visayas State University]] (VSU) is also in the region, located in [[Baybay]]. Also, the region is home to [[Palompon Institute of Technology]], a maritime school in the Philippines providing deck and engine cadet. Its main campus is located in the municipality of [[Palompon]], [[Leyte]] province.

The [[Eastern Visayas State University]] is [[Leyte (province)|Leyte]]'s state university with five extension campuses. [[Southern Leyte State University]] with five extension campuses, is the only state university in the province of [[Southern Leyte]]. In [[Biliran]], [[Naval State University]] is the province state university. For [[Eastern Samar]], the [[Eastern Samar State University]] is the only state university of the province with four extension campus while [[Samar State University]] is Samar's state university with two extension campuses. [[Northwest Samar State University]] serves Samar Province's first district. For teacher education, the [[Leyte Normal University]] specializes in education courses.

==References==
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== External links ==
* ((Commons category-inline))
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((Geographic location
| title = Regions adjacent to Eastern Visayas
| Centre = Eastern Visayas
| North = ''[[Philippine Sea]]''
| Northwest = [[Bicol Region]]<br/>''[[San Bernardino Strait]]''
| West = [[Central Visayas]] / ''[[Camotes Sea]]''
| East = ''[[Philippine Sea]]''
| South = ''[[Surigao Strait]]''<br/>[[Caraga]]
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