Carmen, Surigao del Sur

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Carmen
Municipality
Municipality of Carmen
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Carmen
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°13′44″N126°01′00″E / 9.2289°N 126.0167°E / 9.2289; 126.0167
Country Philippines
Region Caraga
Province Surigao del Sur
District 1st district
Founded 1918
Barangays 8 (see Barangays)
Government
  [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 •  Mayor Jane V. Plaza
 •  Vice Mayor Daniel A. Tejol
 •  Representative Romeo S. Momo Sr.
 •  Electorate 8,426 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total160.01 km2 (61.78 sq mi)
Elevation
90 m (300 ft)
Highest elevation
710 m (2,330 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census) [3]
 • Total11,720
 • Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
 •  Households
2,693
Economy
 •  Income class 5th municipal income class
 •  Poverty incidence
29.57
% (2021) [4]
 •  Revenue ₱ 91.49 million (2020)
 •  Assets ₱ 154.3 million (2020)
 •  Expenditure ₱ 123.4 million (2020)
 •  Liabilities ₱ 17.82 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricitySurigao del Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (SURSECO 2)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
8315
PSGC
166806000
IDD  :  area code  +63 (0)86
Native languages Surigaonon
Agusan
Cebuano
Tagalog
Website www.carmen-sds.gov.ph

Carmen, officially the Municipality of Carmen (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Carmen; Tagalog : Bayan ng Carmen), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 11,720 people. [3]

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Located in Barangay Esperanza is the "Sua Cool Spring", developed for tourism with the accommodation to swim and party. The depth of the first basin is up to about 7 feet (2.1 m).

Geography

Barangays

Carmen is politically subdivided into 8 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

Demographics

Population census of Carmen
YearPop.±% p.a.
1975 5,602—    
1980 7,827+6.92%
1990 8,787+1.16%
1995 8,248−1.18%
2000 9,551+3.19%
2007 10,078+0.74%
2010 10,287+0.75%
2015 10,347+0.11%
2020 11,720+2.48%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [5] [6] [7] [8]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Carmen

10
20
30
40
2006
30.60
2009
34.63
2012
24.59
2015
34.15
2018
27.33
2021
29.57

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

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References

  1. ↑   Municipality of Carmen | (DILG)
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. 1 2 Census of Population (2020). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  4. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
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  7. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Caraga". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  8. ↑ "Province of Surigao del Sur". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
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  10. ↑ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
  11. ↑ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
  12. ↑ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
  13. ↑ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
  15. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  16. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.


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