Carmen, Surigao del Sur

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]

Carmen
Municipality
Municipality of Carmen
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Map of Surigao del Sur with Carmen highlighted
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Carmen Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°13′44″N 126°01′00″E
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
• Density	74/km2 (190/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
• Electricity	Surigao del Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (SURSECO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	8315
PSGC	1606806000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)86
Native languages	Surigaonon Agusan Cebuano Tagalog
Website	www.carmen-sds.gov.ph

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.

• Poblacion
• Santa Cruz
• Puyat
• Antao
• Cancavan
• Esperanza
• Hinapuyan
• San Vicente

Demographics

Population census of Carmen

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]

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]