Catarman is a municipality and the capital of Northern Samar province, in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines. One of the original thirteen Spanish era pueblo settlements on Samar Island, it had a 2024 census population of 97,738 across 464.43 square kilometers, the most populous municipality in Eastern Visayas. The town became the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Catarman in 1974 and hosts the University of Eastern Philippines, the first state university in the Visayas.
Facts
Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Climate Zone Sources
1. Wikipedia: Catarman, Northern Samar
Lead paragraph, 2024 census population sentence
According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 97,738 people
Lead paragraph, census year in the population sentence
According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 97,738 people
Infobox, Area, Total
464.43 km2 (179.32 sq mi)
Infobox, Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Infobox, Coordinates (latitude)
12.4994°N 124.6328°E
Infobox, Coordinates (longitude)
12.4994°N 124.6328°E
- In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
View the Source2. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 12.25, 124.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 12.25, 124.75
12.25 124.75 Af
3. GeoNames: Catarman - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1717926, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.53 km)Quote, cities500 record 1717926, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.53 km)
12.4989 124.6377 P PPLA3 PH 08 67 084805000 97738 11 Asia/Manila
Wikidata: Catarman, Northern Samar
Wikidata Q174886, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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