Taft, officially the Municipality of Taft (; ), is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the
province
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of
Eastern Samar
Eastern Samar ( Waray-Waray: ''Sinirangan Samar''; ), officially the Province of Eastern Samar, is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is the city of Borongan, which is the most populous. Eastern Samar ...
,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,786 people.
It is bounded on the north by the town of
Can-avid and on the south-southeast by the town of
Sulat
Sulat, officially the Municipality of Sulat (; ), is a municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,758 people.
Geography
Barangays
Sulat is politically subdivided into 18 ...
.
The municipality was named in honor of former United States President
William Howard Taft
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, who served as
Governor-General of the Philippines
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during the first decade of the 20th century.
History
Taft is one of the ancient ''pueblos'' in Samar situated in the eastern coast which was called Tubabao or Tubabaw in early times. This town was originally named after the river called Malinaw, but since the river causes heavy floods during rainy season, people began calling the place Tubig, which means water in
Waray-Waray.
Geography
Barangays
Taft is politically subdivided into 24
barangay
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s. Each barangay consists of
purok
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s and some have
sitios
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.
*Batiawan
*Beto
*Binaloan
*Bongdo
*Dacul
*Danao
*Del Remedios
*Gayam
*Lomatud (Burak)
*Mabuhay
*Malinao
*Mantang
*Nato
*Pangabutan
*Poblacion Barangay 1
*Poblacion Barangay 2
*Poblacion Barangay 3
*Poblacion Barangay 4
*Poblacion Barangay 5
*Poblacion Barangay 6 (Bliss)
*Polangi
*San Luis
*San Pablo
*San Rafael
Climate
Demographics
The population of Taft, Eastern Samar, in the 2020 census was 18,786 people, with a density of .
Economy
Notable personalities
*
Marcelino Libanan - Filipino politician
*Andres Pagaran - poet and songwriter
References
External links
*
Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>
Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
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Municipalities of Eastern Samar