Carmen, officially the Municipality of Carmen ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Carmen; tgl, Bayan ng Carmen), is a 3rd class

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the

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Cebu Cebu (; ceb, Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sugbo; tl, Lalawigan ng Cebu; hil, Kapuroan sang Sugbo), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 167 ...

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. 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.

Geography

Carmen is bordered on the north by the town of

Catmon Catmon, officially the Municipality of Catmon ( ceb, Lungsod sa Catmon; tgl, Bayan ng Catmon), is a 4th class municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 censu ...

, to the west by the town of Tuburan, on the east by the

Camotes Sea The Camotes Sea is a small sea within the Philippine archipelago, situated between the Central Visayan and the Eastern Visayan regions. It separates Cebu from Leyte hence is bordered by Cebu to the west, Leyte to the east and north, and Bohol t ...

, and on the south by the City of Danao. It is from

Cebu City Cebu City, officially the City of Cebu ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Sugbo; fil, Lungsod ng Cebu; hil, Dakbanwa sang Sugbo), is a 1st class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas Regions of the P ...

Barangays

Carmen comprises 21 barangays:

Climate

Demographics

Economy

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-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 Cebu Safari and Adventure Park is an adventure and safari park located in Carmen, Cebu, Philippines founded by Michel J. Lhuillier and Eduard J. Loop and covers 170 hectares with more than a thousand animals from 120 different species. It is consid ...

, an adventure and

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, 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 The Sinulog-Santo Niño Festival is an annual cultural and religious festival held on the third Sunday of January in Cebu City and is the centre of the Santo Niño Catholic celebrations in the Philippines. The festival is considered to be the fi ...

started in

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 Kalibo, officially the Municipality of Kalibo ( Aklanon: ''Banwa it Kalibo''; Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Kalibo''; tgl, Bayan ng Kalibo), is a 1st class municipality and capital of the Province of Aklan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, ...

Aklan Aklan, officially the Province of Aklan ( Akeanon: ''Probinsya it Akean'' k'ɣan hil, Kapuoran sang Aklan; tl, Lalawigan ng Aklan), is a province in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines. Its capital is Kalibo. The province is situated ...

. 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.

Notable personalities

* Mariano Jesus Cuenco - former Senator and the fourth

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. * Jose Maria Cuenco - the first Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Jaro. *

Reed Juntilla Reed Friar Juntilla (born June 22, 1984) is a Filipino professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. Juntilla last played for the Zamboanga Valientes of the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup. Career Juntilla played for Mail and More C ...

- former PBA player.

References

External links

* * Philippine Standard Geographic Code {{Authority control Municipalities of Cebu