Country Philippines Barangays Area 169.8 km² | Established 1950 Time zone PST (UTC+8) Province Eastern Samar | |
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Region Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) Congr. district Lone district of E. Samar | ||
Arteche is a third class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. In the southeast, it is bounded by Oras, to the south by San Policarpo. To the north, it is bounded by Pacific Ocean and in the north-west by Lapinig. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 16,026 people.
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Map of Arteche, Eastern Samar, Philippines
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.
Barangays
Arteche is politically subdivided into 20 barangays.
Demographics
In the 2015 census, the population of Arteche, Eastern Samar, was 16,026 people, with a density of 94 inhabitants per square kilometre or 240 inhabitants per square mile.
References
Arteche, Eastern Samar Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA