Carmen, officially the Municipality of Carmen (
Surigaonon: ''Lungsod nan Carmen''; tl, Bayan ng Carmen), is a 5th 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
province
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of
Surigao del Sur
Surigao del Sur ( Surigaonon: ''Probinsya nan Surigao del Sur''; ceb, Habagatang Surigao; tl, Timog Surigao), officially the Province of Surigao del Sur, is a province in the Philippines located in the Caraga region in Mindanao. Its capital is T ...
,
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 11,720 people.
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 .
Geography
Barangays
Carmen is politically subdivided into 8
barangay
A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolita ...
s.
*Poblacion
*Santa Cruz
*Puyat
*Antao
*Cancavan
*Esperanza
*Hinapuyan
*San Vicente
Demographics
Economy
References
External links
Carmen Profile at PhilAtlas.com Carmen Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index*
Philippine Standard Geographic CodePhilippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
Municipalities of Surigao del Sur
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