Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte

Del Carmen Numancia
Municipality
Municipality of Del Carmen
Del Carmen welcome sign
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Map of Surigao del Norte with Del Carmen highlighted
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Del Carmen Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°52′08″N125°58′12″E / 9.869°N 125.97°E / 9.869; 125.97
Country	Philippines
Region	Caraga
Province	Surigao del Norte
District	1st district
Barangays	20 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Alfredo M. Coro II
•  Vice Mayor	Renato L. Dulguime
•  Representative	Francisco Jose F. Matugas II
•  Municipal Council	Members Wellman D. Coro Pablo C. Alburo Jr. Rex Y. Paitan Geny Lou C. Petallo Judito C. Donoso Shyra Mae S. Jucay Eric C. Arellano Ernilou R. Mantong
•  Electorate	13,341 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	151.68 km2 (58.56 sq mi)
Elevation	13 m (43 ft)
Highest elevation	278 m (912 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	20,127
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
•  Households	4,723
Economy
•  Income class	5th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	30.62 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 193.2 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 499.7 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 171.3 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 228 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Siargao Electric Cooperative (SIARELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	8418
PSGC	1606708000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)86
Native languages	Surigaonon Agusan Cebuano Tagalog language
Website	www.visitdelcarmen.com

Del Carmen, officially the Municipality of Del Carmen (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Del Carmen; Tagalog : Bayan ng Del Carmen), is a municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 18,392 people. ^[3] The municipality was formerly called Numancia until 1966 when it was changed to its present name, after its patroness, the Virgin of Carmel. ^{[5] [6]} It is located on Siargao Island and home to Sayak Airport, the island's main airport.

Geography

Barangays

Del Carmen is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Antipolo
• Alburo (Bagakay)
• Bitoon
• Cabugao
• Cancohoy
• Caub
• Del Carmen (Poblacion)
• Domoyog
• Esperanza
• Halian
• Jamoyaon
• Katipunan
• Lobogon
• Mabuhay
• Mahayahay
• Quezon
• San Fernando
• San Jose (Poblacion)
• Sayak
• Tuboran

Climate

Climate data for Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27 (81)	28 (82)	28 (82)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	29 (84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	210 (8.3)	161 (6.3)	123 (4.8)	85 (3.3)	148 (5.8)	186 (7.3)	164 (6.5)	157 (6.2)	141 (5.6)	190 (7.5)	223 (8.8)	200 (7.9)	1,988 (78.3)
Average rainy days	21.0	16.8	18.5	18.2	24.9	27.7	28.4	27.0	26.1	27.6	24.6	22.0	282.8
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) [7]

Demographics

Population census of Del Carmen

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	3,435	—
1939	11,051	+3.30%
1948	16,746	+4.73%
1960	10,830	−3.57%
1970	11,186	+0.32%
1975	10,597	−1.08%
1980	11,768	+2.12%
1990	11,786	+0.02%
1995	12,316	+0.83%
2000	13,558	+2.08%
2007	14,892	+1.30%
2010	17,136	+5.24%
2015	18,392	+1.36%
2020	20,127	+1.79%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Del Carmen

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2000 65.09 2003 64.76 2006 40.70 2009 58.87 2012 41.16 2015 37.17 2018 35.52 2021 30.62 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

Education

• Surigao State College of Technology - Del Carmen Campus

See also

• List of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines

References

1.   Municipality of Del 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. Census of Population (2020). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. Republic Act No. 4786 Archived 2012-05-31 at the Wayback Machine , PhilippineLaw.info, retrieved 2012
6. "Municipality of Del Carmen". Province of Surigao del Norte. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
7. "Del Carmen: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
8. Census of Population (2015). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
9. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Caraga" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
10. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Caraga". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
11. "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
12. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
13. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
14. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
15. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
16. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
17. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
18. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
19. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

• Del Carmen Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Del Carmen Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
• Municipality of Del Carmen, Siargao Islands, Surigao del Norte, Philippines
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine