Carmen, Agusan del Norte
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 Location within Agusan del Norte province |
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| Coordinates: 9°00′N 125°16′E / 9°N 125.26°ECoordinates: 9°00′N 125°16′E / 9°N 125.26°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Caraga (Region XIII) | |
| Province | Agusan del Norte | |
| District | 2nd district of Agusan del Norte | |
| Founded | July 1, 1949 | |
| Barangays | 8 (see Barangays) | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan | |
| • Mayor | Ramon M. Calo | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 311.02 km2 (120.09 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 20,839 | |
| • Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) | |
| • Voter (2016) | 12,492 | |
| Demonym(s) | carmense, carmelita | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 8603 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)85 | |
| Income class | 4th municipal income class | |
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| Electorate | 12,492 voters as of 2016 | |
| Website | www |
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Carmen, officially the Municipality of Carmen (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Carmen; Filipino: Bayan ng Carmen), is a municipality in the province of Agusan del Norte in the Caraga (Region XIII) of the Philippines. The population was 20,839 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 12,492 registered voters.
Formerly, Carmen was called Kabayawa by the Manobo natives. Carmen got its present name from the miraculous image of the Virgin of Mount Carmen, believed to have been instrumental in killing the leader of the bandits who used to inhabit the place.
A Spanish Soldier named Juan Cardoniga was supposed to have fired his rifle at the leader of the outlaws who possessed an amulet of some source. Since his rifle did not work, Cardoniga got the image of the virgin from his necklace and place it inside the hole of the barrel after which he succeeded in firing the rifle and in killing the outlaw chief.
It was Rev. Saturnino Urios, the famous Jesuit priest of Agusan, who suggested that the name Kabayawa be changed to Carmen in honor of the secret image.
Carmen was created into a municipality in 1949, when the barrios of Carmen, Tagcatong, Cahayagan and San Agustin were separated from the municipality of Nasipit and constituted into the newly created town, by virtue of Republic Act No. 380 which was approved on June 15, 1949. This law was sponsored by Congressman Marcos M. Calo. The town came into being on July 1, 1949.
Carmen is located at 9°00′N 125°16′E / 9°N 125.26°E.
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