Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Province of Samar (Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Samar) is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is Catbalogan City and covers the western portion of Samar Island (therefore also known as Western Samar) as well as several islands in the Samar Sea located west of the mainland. The province is bordered to the north by Northern Samar and Eastern Samar to the east. Samar is connected to island and province of Leyte via the San Juanico Bridge, which spans the San Juanico Strait, the narrowest strait in the world. To its south is Leyte Gulf. On 8 November 2013, the province was largely destroyed by Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan)Fishing and agriculture are the major economic activities of the province.. }
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- Samar_(province) abstract "Province of Samar (Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Samar) is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is Catbalogan City and covers the western portion of Samar Island (therefore also known as Western Samar) as well as several islands in the Samar Sea located west of the mainland. The province is bordered to the north by Northern Samar and Eastern Samar to the east. Samar is connected to island and province of Leyte via the San Juanico Bridge, which spans the San Juanico Strait, the narrowest strait in the world. To its south is Leyte Gulf. On 8 November 2013, the province was largely destroyed by Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan)Fishing and agriculture are the major economic activities of the province.".