Arteche
Arteche | |
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| Municipality of Arteche | |
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Map of Eastern Samar with Arteche highlighted | |
Interactive map of Arteche | |
Arteche Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 12°16′10″N 125°22′16″E / 12.269419°N 125.371214°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Eastern Samar |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Barangays | 20 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Roland Boie M. Evardone |
| • Vice Mayor | Rolando B. Evardone |
| • Representative | Maria Fe R. Abunda |
| • Councilors | List |
| • Electorate | 12,160 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• 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) | |
• 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 |
| • 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 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
| Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
| Website | www |
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 2024 census, it has a population of 16,648 people.
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.