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Catarman, Northern Samar
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Catarman is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. It is the capital municipality of Northern Samar. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 67,671 people in 12,437 households.
Catarman is a developing town on the shoulder of Samar Island. The town is in the process of renewing its image as a poor and underdeveloped town in the 1980s.
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Catarman is home to the University of Eastern Philippines, which is the biggest university in Region 8 having 3 campuses (UEP Main, Laoang and Catubig) catering to 30,000 students.
The flashfloods hit Catarman because the cold front hits the town. They then experience brown-outs during those catastrophes.
Catarman is politically subdivided into 55 barangays.
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- Catarman Northern Samar Photos
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- 2000 Philippine Census Information
Allen • Biri • Bobon • Capul • Catarman • Catubig • Gamay • Laoang • Lapinig • Las Navas • Lavezares • Lope de Vega • Mapanas • Mondragon • Palapag • Pambujan • Rosario • San Antonio • San Isidro • San Jose • San Roque • San Vicente • Silvino Lobos • Victoria