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Municipality

Arteche

Arteche is a municipality in Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 16,648 in the 2024 census, and it has 20 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Arteche by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
JipapadLapinigMaslogOrasSan PolicarpoAguinaldo: 274 people, 43 per km², 2.82% a yearBalud: 1,670 people, 272 per km², 1.60% a yearBato: 253 people, 44 per km², 0.77% a yearBeri: 800 people, 157 per km², 3.76% a yearBigo: 399 people, 94 per km², 0.67% a yearBuenavista: 489 people, 208 per km², 1.74% a yearCagsalay: 385 people, 47 per km², −2.67% a yearCampacion: 261 people, 72 per km², 1.73% a yearCarapdapan: 1,977 people, 212 per km², 0.98% a yearCasidman: 221 people, 43 per km², −3.91% a yearCatumsan: 1,245 people, 486 per km², −1.48% a yearCentral: 402 people, 9,415 per km², 1.55% a yearConcepcion: 1,546 people, 268 per km², 0.05% a yearGarden: 2,399 people, 245 per km², 1.33% a yearInayawan: 174 people, 42 per km², −0.14% a yearMacarthur: 460 people, 104 per km², −0.36% a yearRawis: 1,480 people, 8,315 per km², −0.82% a yearTangbo: 1,510 people, 402 per km², 1.08% a yearTawagan: 535 people, 50 per km², −4.39% a yearTebalawon: 168 people, 45 per km², 0.00% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    16,648

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 9.8% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    9th

    of the 23 cities and municipalities of Eastern Samar by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 4 of every 100 people in Eastern Samar lived in Arteche in 2024 (3.52%)

  • Inside itSources

    20

    barangays

  • LandSources

    138.81 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Arteche's land would fill a square about 11.8 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 120 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 1 person per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    4,040

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    4.1 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    0%

    Fewer than 1 of every 1,000 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0802601000[4]Formerly 082601000
ZIP code
6822[13, 14]

People

Arteche had 16,648 people in the 2024 census, up 9.8% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Arteche had the 9th most people of the 23 cities and municipalities of Eastern Samar in 2024[1]
  1. 6Salcedo21,335
  2. 7Llorente18,909
  3. 8Taft18,692
  4. 9Arteche16,648
  5. 10Sulat15,776
  6. 11San Policarpo15,597
  7. 12Maydolong15,456
All 23 cities and municipalities of Eastern Samar
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 82 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Garden2,39914 in 100
  2. Carapdapan1,97712 in 100
  3. Balud1,67010 in 100
  4. Concepcion1,5469 in 100
  5. Tangbo1,5109 in 100
  6. Rawis1,4809 in 100
  7. Catumsan1,2457 in 100
  8. Beri8005 in 100
  9. Tawagan5353 in 100
  10. Buenavista4893 in 100
See all 20 barangays of Arteche
Age structure · 2020 Census[32]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 33 of every 100 are children under 15 (32.6%)
  • About 61 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (61.1%)
  • About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.3%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 41,598804794
5 - 91,812927885
10 - 141,920971949
15 - 191,8431,002841
20 - 241,459747712
25 - 291,183650533
30 - 341,101595506
35 - 39917508409
40 - 44933508425
45 - 49802409393
50 - 54706387319
55 - 59552294258
60 - 64499236263
65 - 69355168187
70 - 74280145135
75 - 7919393100
80 years and over20283119

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
16,648[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
4,040[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.1 on average[1, 2]
Share of Eastern Samar, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
3.52%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
0% (0 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
8,527 men, 7,828 women[32]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202416,648[1, 2]0.42% a year4,0404.1
2020as of May 1, 202016,360[1]0.43% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201516,026[1]1.06% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201015,164[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then14,354[30]1.35% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders13,024[30, 31]0.82% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then12,538[30]2.06% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then11,245[30]−0.38% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then11,686[30]2.66% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then10,246[30]1.89% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then9,330[30]0.75% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then8,647[30]———

Barangays

Arteche is made up of 20 barangays.
Barangays of Arteche. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Aguinaldo2741.65%2.82% a yearabout 6.37 km²Rural
Balud1,67010.03%1.60% a yearabout 6.13 km²Rural
Bato2531.52%0.77% a yearabout 5.79 km²Rural
Beri8004.81%3.76% a yearabout 5.10 km²Rural
Bigo3992.4%0.67% a yearabout 4.26 km²Rural
Buenavista4892.94%1.74% a yearabout 2.35 km²Rural
Cagsalay3852.31%−2.67% a yearabout 8.22 km²Rural
Campacion2611.57%1.73% a yearabout 3.63 km²Rural
Carapdapan1,97711.88%0.98% a yearabout 9.31 km²Rural
Casidman2211.33%−3.91% a yearabout 5.18 km²Rural
Catumsan1,2457.48%−1.48% a yearabout 2.56 km²Rural
Central4022.41%1.55% a yearabout 0.0427 km²Rural
Concepcion1,5469.29%0.05% a yearabout 5.77 km²Rural
Garden2,39914.41%1.33% a yearabout 9.78 km²Rural
Inayawan1741.05%−0.14% a yearabout 4.10 km²Rural
Macarthur4602.76%−0.36% a yearabout 4.44 km²Rural
Rawis1,4808.89%−0.82% a yearabout 0.178 km²Rural
Tangbo1,5109.07%1.08% a yearabout 3.76 km²Rural
Tawagan5353.21%−4.39% a yearabout 10.79 km²Rural
Tebalawon1681.01%0.00% a yearabout 3.71 km²Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Arteche covers 138.81 km² of land, 120 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 186 m above the sea and it has 42.3 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
138.81 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
120 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
12.23852° N, 125.27386° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[27]
Lowest
1 m
Average
38 m
Highest
186 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

42.3 km of coastline[28]

Rivers[28]

  1. Oras River13.2 of 70.5 km

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type II[29]

No dry season. The rain is heaviest from December to February, and no month is truly dry.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

Life & Economy

About 49 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
49.0% of people[17]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
4th class[4]
About 49 of every 100 people in Arteche lived below the poverty line in 2021 (49.0%)[17]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 43.8% and 54.2%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 3government offices
  • 2hospitals and health centres
  • 21schools
  • 1place of worship

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Arteche. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[11, 12]

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
Lone district of Eastern Samar[15, 16]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Susana Mejica Evardone[18]
    Vice mayor
    Roland Boie Mejica Evardone[18]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Roland Boie Mejica Evardone[19]
    Vice mayor
    Rolando Baldelobar Evardone[19]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Roland Boie Mejica Evardone[20]
    Vice mayor
    Rolando Baldelobar Evardone[20]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Roland Boie Mejica Evardone[21]
    Vice mayor
    Rolando Baldelobar Evardone[21]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Rolando Baldelobar Evardone[22]
    Vice mayor
    Linda Castillo Mejica[22]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Rolando Baldelobar Evardone[23]
    Vice mayor
    Linda Castillo Mejica[23]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Rolando Baldelobar Evardone[24]
    Vice mayor
    Thelma Tapalla Ramos[24]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Nelia Pinangay[25]
    Vice mayor
    Thelma Ramos[25]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Pio B. Pinangay Jr.[26]
    Vice mayor
    Thelma T. Ramos[26]
Mayors and vice mayors of Arteche, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Susana Mejica Evardone[18]Roland Boie Mejica Evardone[18]
2022–2025Roland Boie Mejica Evardone[19]Rolando Baldelobar Evardone[19]
2019–2022Roland Boie Mejica Evardone[20]Rolando Baldelobar Evardone[20]
2016–2019Roland Boie Mejica Evardone[21]Rolando Baldelobar Evardone[21]
2013–2016Rolando Baldelobar Evardone[22]Linda Castillo Mejica[22]
2010–2013Rolando Baldelobar Evardone[23]Linda Castillo Mejica[23]
2007–2010Rolando Baldelobar Evardone[24]Thelma Tapalla Ramos[24]
2004–2007Nelia Pinangay[25]Thelma Ramos[25]
2001–2004Pio B. Pinangay Jr.[26]Thelma T. Ramos[26]

History & Identity

Created
Arteche was created as a municipality by Republic Act No. 607, approved on April 27, 1951, out of ten barrios taken from Oras.[9]

Its story

The ten barrios, headed by San Ramon, were separated from Oras in the province of Samar and made an independent municipality, with the municipal government seated in San Ramon.[9]

The law had the President of the Philippines appoint the first mayor, vice-mayor and councilors, who served until elected successors qualified.[9]

Timeline

  1. 1950

    Sources differThe Eastern Samar provincial site gives 1950 as the year Arteche was created, one year before the date of the law.[10]

  2. April 27, 1951

    Republic Act No. 607 separated ten barrios from Oras to form the municipality of Arteche.[9]

Nearby

Arteche shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

Arteche beside Eastern Samar, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Eastern Samar.

Arteche beside Eastern Samar
FigureArtecheEastern SamarRank among the cities and municipalities of Eastern Samar
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary16,648[1, 2]472,6839th of 23
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary0.42% a year[1, 2]faster−0.23% a year2nd of 23
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary120[6]more crowded9112th of 23
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary138.81 km²[6]5,173.75 km²15th of 23
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary4.1[1, 2]higher3.9not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary0%[5]lower6.9%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Borongan City, the capital of Eastern Samar
72.5 km south
Manila
532.1 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. JipapadEastern Samar8.0 km northwest
  2. LapinigNorthern Samar10.4 km north
  3. OrasEastern Samar13.1 km southeast
  4. MaslogEastern Samar13.4 km southwest
  5. GamayNorthern Samar15.9 km north
  6. San PolicarpoEastern Samar17.0 km east

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Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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  26. 26.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 14, 2001 National and Local Elections. Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
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  28. 28.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
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  31. 31.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Table A (Population and Annual Growth Rate for the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces and Highly Urbanized Cities) and Table B (Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City and Municipality, by Region). Published July 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
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