Arteche | |
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| Municipality of Arteche | |
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 Map of Eastern Samar with Arteche highlighted | |
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.svg)  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 of Arteche[*] | Roland Boie M. Evardone |
| • Vice Mayor | Rolando B. Evardone |
| • Representative | Maria Fe R. Abunda |
| • Councilors | List |
| • Electorate | 12,240 voters (2022) |
| 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 (2020 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 16,360 |
| • Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| • Households | 3,908 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 49.02 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 129.5 million (2020), 47.94 million (2012), 61.37 million (2013), 71.87 million (2014), 81.52 million (2015), 84.15 million (2016), 115.8 million (2017), 118 million (2018), 125.4 million (2019) |
| • Assets | ₱ 294.3 million (2020), 46.99 million (2012), 71.05 million (2013), 76.61 million (2014), 93.85 million (2015), 124.9 million (2016), 148.3 million (2017), 176.2 million (2018), 234.5 million (2019) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 126.1 million (2020), 34.07 million (2012), 38.27 million (2013), 41.71 million (2014), 69.53 million (2015), 63.55 million (2016) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 41.21 million (2020), 24.98 million (2012), 26.41 million (2013), 12.18 million (2014), 46.31 million (2015), 63.68 million (2016), 46.52 million (2017), 40.69 million (2018), 11.69 million (2019) |
| 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 3rd class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 16,360 people.[3]
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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.