LEYTE
SOUTHERNLEYTE
SAMAR
EASTERNSAMAR
NORTHERNSAMAR
BILIRAN
Tacloban
Borongan
Catbalogan
Maasin
Ormoc
Catarman
Calbayog
Naval
Region boundaryProvince boundary
Perennial lakeMain river
Population Density (per km2)
Legend
Primary roadSecondary road
Provincial capitalMajor city
Major PortActive Volcano
Major airportMinor airport (Philippines only)
0 - 56 - 2526 - 5051 - 100101 - 500501 - 2,5002,501 - 5,000> 5,000
WASH
71%water
sealed 6%closed pit
4%open pit
Toilets
Water Supply
POPULATION
0-4
5-9
10-1
4
15-1
9
20-2
4
25-2
9
30-3
4
35-3
9
40-4
4
45-4
9
50-5
4
55-5
9
60-6
4
65+
9%urban
91%Rural
Female
Male
2.1M51%
49%2MRegion VIII Population
4.1million
Region VIII Households
.8million
Population Projection
NATURAL DISASTERS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
9%
37,200
34,600
Disability
(per Household population)
Urban/Rural
4.1million2010
Census
4.3million2014
estimate
4.4million2015
estimate
POVERTY
NUTRITION
26%Underweight
8%Wasting
0-60 months old
42%Stunting
Malnutrition
Food Insecurity
37%Mother
24%Children
74%Household
HEALTH
Facilities
Personnel
204Nurses
861Midwives
145Doctors
85Dentists
51Private
Hospitals
809Health
Stations
5Government
Hospitals
SHELTER
Housing Tenure
86%Owned/being
amortized
3%Rented
.7%Rent free
without consent
10%Rent free with
consent
Roof/Wall Material
Roof
Wal
l
41%
27% 31%
.4%
3%
0.1%
0%
.04%
.5%
Strong
Stro
ng
Light
Ligh
tS
alva
ged
Salvaged
0 - 14 15 - 26 27 - 39 40 - 56 57 - 84% Poverty Incidence
60%
1991 2006 2009 2012
40%
20%
0
50%41.5% 42.6% 45.2%
Poverty Incidence among Population (%)
17%none
Spring
6% Tubed-piped
22%
Dugwell
7%
Bottled5%
Faucet community
system
57%
Others3%
198,000
457,400
634,300
710,600
Girls
Boys
2010 2011 2012 2013
100,164
233,313
325,482 364,906
97,775
224,107
308,867
345,724
EDUCATION
Functional Literacy Rate
72%
3,637primary schools
416Kmale primary school students
378Kfemale primary school students
LIVELIHOOD
Labor Force
Sectors
64%labor force participation
90%employmentrate
11%underemploymentrate
21%
8%
45% 5%
1%
19%Service
Industry
Agriculture
20142013201220112010
16
31
24
16
31
113 47
5,000
2,500
Source: PSA 2010 CensusSource: FNRI 2012
Source: PSA 2010 CensusSource: PSA 2010/DepEdSource: PSA (QuickStat)2015
Source: DOH
Source: OCD/NDRRMC Source: DSWD
Source: PSA 2012Source: PSA 2010 Census
Typhoon
Affected Population (in thousands)
Number of disaster incidents per year
Notable incident
Region VIII or Eastern Visayas Visayas is one of the three regions situated in the middle of the Philippines and serves to link the islands of Luzon and Mindanao through the National Maharlika Highway that runs through it. It is bounded by the Surigao Channel and the island of Mindanao on the south; by the San Bernardino Strait and the tip of the Bicol Peninsula on the north; the Maqueda Bay, Camotes and Visayan Seas, and the islands of Cebu and Bohol on the west; and the Leyte Gulf, the Philippine Sea and the Pacific Ocean on the east.
6PROVINCES
7CITIES
136MUNICIPALITIES
4,390BARANGAYS
Philippines: Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) Profile
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Creation date: 01 Dec 2015 Sources: PSA, DSWD (NHTS), DOH, OCD/NDRRMC, DEPED, FNRI, Project NOAH, NAMRIA, GADM, SRTM Feedback: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] www.unocha.org/philippines www.reliefweb.int philippines.humanitarianresponse.info
Conditional cash transfer beneficiaries (children)
