Arteche (original) (raw)
Municipality in Eastern Samar, Philippines
This article is about the municipality in the Philippines. For the surname, see Arteche (surname).
Municipality in Eastern Visayas, Philippines
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| Coordinates: 12°16′10″N 125°22′16″E / 12.269419°N 125.371214°E / 12.269419; 125.371214 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Eastern Samar |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Barangays | 20 (see Barangays) |
| Government [1] | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Roland Boie M. Evardone |
| • Vice Mayor | Rolando B. Evardone |
| • Representative | Maria Fe R. Abunda |
| • Councilors | List • Ralph Adrian T. Ramos• Marissa M. Dalit• George E. Pajanustan• Antonio B. Evardone• Restituta A. Nuguit• Natalio A. Orsal• Adulf M. Panajustan• Jerico S. MoscosaDILG Masterlist of Officials |
| • Electorate | 12,160 voters (2025) |
| Area[2] | |
| • Total | 169.82 km2 (65.57 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 124 m (407 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 16,648 |
| • Density | 98.033/km2 (253.90/sq mi) |
| • Households | 3,908 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 49.02% (2021)[4] |
| • Revenue | ₱ 171.9 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 370.8 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 139.3 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 102.3 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Eastern Samar Electric Cooperative (ESAMELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6822 |
| PSGC | 0802601000 |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
| Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
| Website | www.arteche-esamar.gov.ph |
Arteche (IPA: [arˈtɛtʃe]), officially the Municipality of Arteche (Waray: Bungto han Arteche; Tagalog: Bayan ng Arteche), is a municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 16,360 people.[5]
In the southeast, it is bounded by San Policarpo, to the south by Oras. To the north, it is bounded by Pacific Ocean and in the north-west by Lapinig, and a neighbor of Maslog.
Arteche was created in 1950 from the barrios of San Ramon, Carapdapan, Beri, Tangbo, Catumsan, Bego, Concepcion, Casidman, Tawagan, and Tibalawon of the Municipality of Oras.[6]
Arteche is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. [7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
- Aguinaldo
- Balud (Poblacion)
- Bato (San Luis)
- Beri
- Bigo
- Buenavista
- Cagsalay
- Campacion
- Carapdapan
- Casidman
- Catumsan
- Central (Poblacion)
- Concepcion
- Garden (Poblacion)
- Inayawan
- Macarthur
- Rawis (Poblacion)
- Tangbo
- Tawagan
- Tebalawon
| Climate data for Arteche, Eastern Samar | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27(81) | 27(81) | 28(82) | 29(84) | 30(86) | 30(86) | 30(86) | 30(86) | 29(84) | 29(84) | 28(82) | 27(81) | 29(84) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23(73) | 22(72) | 22(72) | 23(73) | 24(75) | 24(75) | 24(75) | 24(75) | 24(75) | 24(75) | 24(75) | 23(73) | 23(74) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 105(4.1) | 67(2.6) | 65(2.6) | 53(2.1) | 86(3.4) | 129(5.1) | 135(5.3) | 113(4.4) | 131(5.2) | 163(6.4) | 167(6.6) | 162(6.4) | 1,376(54.2) |
| Average rainy days | 17.6 | 13.2 | 15.5 | 14.9 | 19.6 | 24.3 | 26.6 | 25.4 | 24.9 | 25.4 | 22.9 | 20.9 | 251.2 |
| Source: Meteoblue[8] |
Population census of Arteche
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1960 | 8,647 | — |
| 1970 | 9,330 | +0.76% |
| 1975 | 10,246 | +1.90% |
| 1980 | 11,686 | +2.66% |
| 1990 | 11,245 | −0.38% |
| 1995 | 12,538 | +2.06% |
| 2000 | 13,024 | +0.82% |
| 2007 | 14,354 | +1.35% |
| 2010 | 15,164 | +2.02% |
| 2015 | 16,026 | +1.06% |
| 2020 | 16,360 | +0.44% |
| 2024 | 16,648 | +0.42% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12][13] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Arteche, Eastern Samar, was 16,360 people,[14] with a density of 96 inhabitants per square kilometre or 250 inhabitants per square mile.
Poverty incidence of Arteche
- ^ Municipality of Arteche | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "An act creating the barrio of Arteche, province of Samar into a municipality". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
- ^ "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ "Arteche, Eastern Samar : Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
- ^ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
- ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
- ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
- ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.