Carmen

Carmen is an interior town located near the center of the island. Its former name was Imbaya after a local brook. When it was separated from Bilar as an independent municipality, it was renamed to Carmen supposedly in honor of a woman who was said to be a popular figure in the community.

Carmen is most well known as the location of the Chocolate Hills. The Chocolate Hills' complex, where the government runs a hotel, and you can climb on of the hills for a magnificient view is a few kilometers to the South of the town. You can have the bus drop you off at road leading to the complex, or ask a motor driver to bring you there.

Carmen at a glance
Population (2010):	43579
Population (2000):	40713
Number of households (2000):	7379
Land area:	24804 ha
Number of barangays:	29
Distance from Tagbilaran:	59 km

Barangay	Population (2010)	Population (2000)	Households (2000)
Alegria	1199	1158	215
Bicao	2295	2240	300
Buenavista	2546	2208	398
Buenos Aires	1337	1174	235
Calatrava	1801	2103	378
El Progreso	820	810	142
El Salvador	543	580	100
Guadalupe	1991	1687	323
Katipunan	2712	2350	412
La Libertad	840	688	141
La Paz	1430	1309	245
La Salvacion	1061	1036	201
La Victoria	1100	814	178
Matin-ao	800	664	129
Montehermoso	952	946	166
Montesuerte	2467	2649	477
Montesunting	870	851	141
Montevideo	1274	1261	225
Nueva Fuerza	2281	1971	379
Nueva Vida Este	918	821	168
Nueva Vida Norte	981	1015	173
Nueva Vida Sur	915	915	159
Poblacion Norte	2937	2238	421
Poblacion Sur	2961	2912	514
Tambo-an	1175	959	172
Vallehermoso	1709	1904	348
Villaflor	863	852	148
Villafuerte	1012	881	164
Villarcayo	1789	1717	327

(Based on figures from the census of 2000 and 2010 from NSO)