General MacArthur (IPA pronunciation in Waray-waray: �dʒɛnɛral ˌmɐkˈʔaɾtur, officially the Municipality of General MacArthur (; ), is a

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in the

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of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,411 people. The town was created from the barrios of Pambujan Sur, Calutan, San Isidro, Vigan, Binalay, Camcueves, Domrog and Pingan of the town of Hernani by virtue o
Republic Act No. 193
enacted on June 22, 1947. It was created in honor of General

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, who was instrumental in the victory of the

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during

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Barangays

General MacArthur is politically subdivided into 30

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s and some have

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. * Aguinaldo * Alang-alang * Binalay * Calutan * Camcuevas * Domrog * Limbujan * Macapagal * Magsaysay * Osmeña * Pingan *

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Barangay 1 * Poblacion Barangay 2 * Poblacion Barangay 3 * Poblacion Barangay 4 * Poblacion Barangay 5 * Poblacion Barangay 6 * Poblacion Barangay 7 * Poblacion Barangay 8 * Laurel * Roxas * Quezon * Quirino * San Isidro * San Roque * Santa Cruz (Opong) * Santa Fe * Tandang Sora * Tugop * Vigan

Demographics

The population of General MacArthur, Eastern Samar, in the 2020 census was 14,411 people, with a density of .

Climate

Economy

References

External links

* Philippine Standard Geographic Code
Philippine Census Information

Local Governance Performance Management System
Municipalities of Eastern Samar Long stubs with short prose {{EVisayas-geo-stub