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Carmen
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Municipality of Carmen
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CarmenLocation within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°35′N 123°58′E / 10.58°N 123.97°E / 10.58; 123.97
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Visayas
Province	Cebu
District	5th district
Founded	1851
Barangays	21 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Carlo Mariano T. Villamor
• Vice Mayor	Martin Gerard T. Villamor
• Representative	Vincent Franco D. Frasco
• Municipal Council	Members Al Silvestre B. Damiles Carlyle Allen M. Pono Rashid B. Tacocong Edward A. Tacocong Baltazar B. Capuno Arianne Batao-Pono Maximiano T. Into Jr. Aireen A. Bontia
• Electorate	39,070 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	84.78 km (32.73 sq mi)
Elevation	83 m (272 ft)
Highest elevation	655 m (2,149 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population
• Total	57,897
• Density	680/km (1,800/sq mi)
• Households	13,562
Economy
• Income class	3rd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	29.31% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 188.4 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 645.2 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 172.2 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 106 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Cebu 2 Electric Cooperative (CEBECO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6005
PSGC	072215000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)32
Native languages	Cebuano Tagalog
Website	carmencebu.gov.ph

Carmen, officially the Municipality of Carmen (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Carmen; Tagalog: Bayan ng Carmen), is a municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 57,897 people.

The town fiesta is celebrated every 28 August in honor of St. Augustine of Hippo.

History

The town of Carmen was formerly known as Bugho, it became a municipality on June 16, 1851, through the efforts of Facundo Buot. The first municipal president was Fabio Buot when the first elections was held by the Americans in 1899.

The town of Carmen in Cebu, Philippines, was named after the Spanish word "Carmen," which is often associated with the Virgin Mary under the title "Our Lady of Mount Carmel" or "Nuestra Señora del Carmen" in Spanish. This is a common practice in the Philippines, where many towns and cities were named by Spanish colonizers in honor of religious figures, saints, or places in Spain.

Carmen, Cebu, was established as a municipality during the Spanish colonial period, and it’s likely that the name was chosen to reflect the deep Catholic faith of the local population. "Carmen" in this context could refer to the religious devotion to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, which is celebrated in many parts of the Catholic world.

Geography

Carmen is bordered on the north by the town of Catmon, to the west by the town of Tuburan, on the east by the Camotes Sea, and on the south by the City of Danao. It is 41 kilometres (25 mi) from Cebu City.

Barangays

Carmen is politically subdivided into 21 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Poverty incidence of Carmen

Mandaue City-based Shemberg Marketing Corporation, the world's number one supplier of refined carrageenan since 2005, owns and operates the Shemberg Biotech Corporation located in Barangay Cogon West.

The famous 7D mango product manufacturer FPD Foods International Inc. has one of its branches located at Dawis Norte, Carmen, Cebu.

Metro, a stand-alone supermarket opens branch in Carmen, Cebu. Located at the heart of the town's commercial area near the town's public market.

A famous exporter of home decors and furniture maker Yoshio Home Decors also provides employment in the town as well as additional revenue for the local government.

Carmen is also known for its homegrown signature product sinamay, made of abaca. Sinamay industry in carmen is one of kind that we can be proud of. Thus, making the town as "The sinamay capital of Cebu". These sinamay products are passionately weaved by the locals with such high quality standard.

Tourism

Carmen is home to the Cebu Safari and Adventure Park, an adventure and safari park, located in the municipality's barangay Corte. The park opened in 2018 and is a popular tourist destination not just for Carmen, but for Cebu as a whole.

Before Sinulog started in Cebu City in 1980, the town of Carmen had already dancing the beat and rhythm similar to that of the Sinulog way back in 1974. It was started by Fr. Jose Motus, the parish priest, and then-mayor Benyong Villamor, and patterned it from his hometown's festival, the Ati-Atihan of Kalibo, Aklan. During its launching it was named Ati-Atihan sa Carmen, but renamed Sinulog sa Carmen the following year. From then on, the Sinulog sa Carmen is held in every second Sunday of January, just a week before the Sinulog Grand Parade in Cebu City. Participating contingents dance their way around the municipality to honor the Santo Niño. However, given the popularity of the latter, the date was moved to the Sunday following the feast, bringing it in line with the Dinagyang Festival of Iloilo.

Notable personalities

• Mariano Jesus Cuenco - former Senator and the fourth Senate President.
• Jose Maria Cuenco - the first Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Jaro.
• Reed Juntilla - former PBA player.

See also

• Municipalities of the Philippines
• Legislative districts of Cebu
• Cebu
• Central Visayas
• Carrageenan
• Benson Dakay

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. ^ Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". 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. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VII (Central Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
6. "Carmen: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
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8. 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.
9. "Province of Cebu". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
10. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
11. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
12. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
13. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
14. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
15. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
16. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
17. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
18. "Shemberg is now world's top carrageenan supplier". The Philippine STAR.
19. "7D Mangoes – FPD".
20. "Metro Supermarket opens in Carmen today". SunStar. 5 May 2014.
21. "Carmen perks up economy, boosts sinamay production". The Philippine STAR.
22. Domingo, Katrina (August 26, 2018). "Cebu Safari bids to become PH's largest with Asia's longest zipline". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
23. "The Sinulog and Sto. Niño of Carmen".

External links

• Official website
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code

v t e Places adjacent to Carmen, Cebu
Catmon Tuburan Carmen Camotes Sea Danao

v t e Province of Cebu
Cebu City (capital and largest city)
Municipalities	Alcantara Alcoy Alegria Aloguinsan Argao Asturias Badian Balamban Bantayan Barili Boljoon Borbon Carmen Catmon Compostela Consolacion Cordova Daanbantayan Dalaguete Dumanjug Ginatilan Liloan Madridejos Malabuyoc Medellin Minglanilla Moalboal Oslob Pilar Pinamungajan Poro Ronda Samboan San Fernando San Francisco San Remigio Santa Fe Santander Sibonga Sogod Tabogon Tabuelan Tuburan Tudela
Component cities	Bogo Carcar Danao Naga Talisay Toledo
Highly urbanized cities	Cebu City Lapu-Lapu Mandaue (Administratively independent from the province but grouped under Cebu by the Philippine Statistics Authority. However, qualified voters in Mandaue are allowed to vote in elections for Cebu provincial officials by virtue of Republic Act No. 6641, in accordance with Section 452-c of the Local Government Code of 1991.)

• Municipalities of Cebu