Carmen, Surigao del Sur

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Carmen
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 8,629 voters (2025)
Area
[2]
  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
  Density74.114/km2 (191.95/sq mi)
   Households
2,693
Economy
   Income class 5th municipal income class
   Poverty incidence
29.57
% (2021) [4]
   Revenue 139.4 million (2022)
   Assets 282 million (2022)
   Expenditure 135 million (2022)
   Liabilities 47.43 million (2022)
Service provider
  ElectricitySurigao 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-sds.gov.ph

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]

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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+2.66%
2024 11,859+0.28%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Carmen

10
20
30
40
50
60
2000
52.73
2003
50.43
2006
30.60
2009
34.63
2012
24.59
2015
34.15
2018
27.33
2021
29.57

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

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. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  5. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  6. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  7. Census of Population (2015). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  8. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Caraga" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  9. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Caraga". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  10. "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  11. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  12. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
  13. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
  14. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
  15. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
  16. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
  17. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  18. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.