Carmen | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Carmen | |
| Map of Surigao del Sur with Carmen highlighted | |
Interactive map of Carmen | |
Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 9°13′44″N126°01′00″E / 9.2289°N 126.0167°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Caraga |
| Province | Surigao del Sur |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | 1918 |
| Barangays | 8 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Jane V. Plaza |
| • Vice Mayor | Daniel A. Tejol |
| • Representative | Romeo S. Momo Sr. |
| • Electorate | 8,629 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 160.01 km2 (61.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 710 m (2,330 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) [3] | |
• Total | 11,859 |
| • Density | 74.114/km2 (191.95/sq mi) |
| • Households | 2,693 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 29.57 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 139.4 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 282 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 135 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 47.43 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Surigao del Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (SURSECO 2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8315 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)86 |
| Native languages | Surigaonon Agusan Cebuano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Carmen, officially the Municipality of Carmen (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Carmen; Tagalog : Bayan ng Carmen), is a municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 11,720 people. [5]
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).
Carmen is politically subdivided into 8 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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 | +2.66% |
| 2024 | 11,859 | +0.28% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] | ||
Poverty incidence of Carmen
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]