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Carmen
Municipality
Municipality of Carmen
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Nickname: Home of the Great Chocolate Hills
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CarmenLocation within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°49′N 124°12′E / 9.82°N 124.2°E / 9.82; 124.2
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Visayas
Province	Bohol
District	3rd district
Founded	1 March 1869
Barangays	29 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Conchita Toribio Delos Reyes (suspended) Romeo C. Bigay Jr. (acting)
• Vice Mayor	Pedro Budiongan Jr.
• Representative	Kristine Alexie B. Tutor
• Municipal Council	Members Jay A. Unajan Jocelyn B. Sombrio Cristine Camille G. Unajan Angilita T. Abundo Michael Roy O. Palaca Paulo V. Cajote Rufino G. Adlaon Norman V. Torrefranca
• Electorate	35,225 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	239.45 km (92.45 sq mi)
Elevation	258 m (846 ft)
Highest elevation	440 m (1,440 ft)
Lowest elevation	147 m (482 ft)
Population
• Total	49,191
• Density	210/km (530/sq mi)
• Households	11,244
Economy
• Income class	2nd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	31.94% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 199 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 656.1 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 230.7 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 170.7 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Bohol 1 Electric Cooperative (BOHECO 1)
• Wireless Telecommunications	Smart(4G),TNT(4G),Globe(4G),TM(4G),GOMO(4G), Dito(4G)
• Fiber Internet	PLDT, Globe
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6319
PSGC	071212000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)38
Native languages	Boholano dialect Cebuano Tagalog
Patron saint	Anthony de Abbot

Carmen, officially the Municipality of Carmen (Cebuano: Munisipalidad sa Carmen; Tagalog: Bayan ng Carmen), is a municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 49,191 people.

Carmen celebrates its fiesta on January 17, to honor the town patron Saint Anthony de Abbot.

History

Carmen was originally part of the municipality of Bilar and called Imbaya, after the name of a stream in the settlement. During the Spanish time, it was inhabited by not more than fifty families. In 1868, the people of Carmen petitioned for its independence since its population grew to an unprecedented number. The town of Carmen was founded on 1 March 1869 by final order of Governor General Jose de la Gandara and renamed at the same time in honor of the Lady of Carmel of Spain. In 1874, Carmen had its separate parish with Father Pedro Nolasco San Juan as the first parish priest.

Due to the influence of Spanish culture and tradition, all barangays of Carmen have a patron saint as well as a Spanish name, who are celebrated in an annual barangay fiesta.

In World War II, Carmen served as the stronghold of the guerrilla resistance movement and the local civil government because of its strategic location.

In 2013 a magnitude 7.2 earthquake shook Central Visayas region, with its epicenter within Carmen municipality.

Geography

Carmen is located in the heart of Bohol Island. The Chocolate Hills, composed of 1,776 cone-shaped karst hills, are a major geographic landmark in Carmen. The origin of its name comes from the fact that the hills turns brown in the hot summer days.

Carmen is 59 kilometres (37 mi) from Tagbilaran.

Barangays

Carmen is politically subdivided into 29 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Poverty incidence of Carmen

References

1. "Bohol governor, 68 others suspended over Chocolate Hills resort mess". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
2.  Municipality of Carmen | (DILG)
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7. "MUNICIPALITY OF CARMEN". bohol.gov.ph. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
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9. "Carmen: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
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11. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
12. "Province of Bohol". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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15. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
16. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
17. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
18. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
19. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
20. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Provincial Government of Bohol
• Latest Carmen Bohol News
• Carmen

v t e Places adjacent to Carmen, Bohol
Sagbayan Danao Dagohoy Batuan Carmen Sierra Bullones Valencia

v t e Province of Bohol
Tagbilaran (capital and largest city)
Municipalities	Alburquerque Alicia Anda Antequera Baclayon Balilihan Batuan Bien Unido Bilar Buenavista Calape Candijay Carmen Catigbian Clarin Corella Cortes Dagohoy Danao Dauis Dimiao Duero Garcia Hernandez Getafe Guindulman Inabanga Jagna Lila Loay Loboc Loon Mabini Maribojoc Panglao Pilar President Carlos P. Garcia Sagbayan San Isidro San Miguel Sevilla Sierra Bullones Sikatuna Talibon Trinidad Tubigon Ubay Valencia
Component city	Tagbilaran
Islands	Balicasag Banacon Bansaan Bilangbilangan Bohol Cabilao Cabulan Hingotanan Jandayan Jao Juagdan Lapinig Mahanay Malingin Mantatao Maomawan Pamilacan Pangangan Panglao Sagasa Sandingan Tintinan

• Municipalities of Bohol