Arteche

This article is about the municipality in the Philippines. For the surname, see Arteche (surname).

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]

Arteche
Municipality
Municipality of Arteche
Flag
Map of Eastern Samar with Arteche highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Arteche Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°16′10″N 125°22′16″E
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. Moscosa DILG 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/km2 (250/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

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.

History

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]

Geography

Barangays

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

Climate data for Arteche, Eastern Samar
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]

Demographics

Population census of Arteche

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Arteche

10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 54.70 2003 45.65 2006 48.70 2009 55.77 2012 59.20 2015 48.09 2018 58.66 2021 49.02 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]