Del Carmen, officially the Municipality of Del Carmen (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Del Carmen; Tagalog: Bayan ng Del Carmen), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 18,392 people. [3] The municipality was formerly called Numancia until 1966 when it was changed to its present name.[5] It is located on Siargao Island and home to Sayak Airport, the island's main airport.
Del Carmen
Numancia | |
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Municipality | |
Municipality of Del Carmen | |
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Coordinates: 9°52′08″N 125°58′12″E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Caraga |
Province | Surigao del Norte |
District | 1st district |
Barangays | 20 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Proserfina M. Coro |
• Vice Mayor | Alfredo M. Coro II |
• Representative | Francisco Jose F. Matugas II |
• Electorate | 8,255 voters (2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 151.68 km2 (58.56 sq mi) |
Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
Highest elevation | 278 m (912 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 20,127 |
• Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
• Households | 3,892 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 35.52% (2018)[4] |
• Revenue | ₱112,114,054.67 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱512,543,643.93 (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱116,708,874.98 (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱87,663,509.15 (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Siargao Electric Cooperative (SIARELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 8418 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)86 |
Native languages | Surigaonon Agusan Cebuano Tagalog |
Website | www |
Del Carmen is politically subdivided into 20 barangays.
Climate data for Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
Average low °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 210 (8.3) |
161 (6.3) |
123 (4.8) |
85 (3.3) |
148 (5.8) |
186 (7.3) |
164 (6.5) |
157 (6.2) |
141 (5.6) |
190 (7.5) |
223 (8.8) |
200 (7.9) |
1,988 (78.3) |
Average rainy days | 21.0 | 16.8 | 18.5 | 18.2 | 24.9 | 27.7 | 28.4 | 27.0 | 26.1 | 27.6 | 24.6 | 22.0 | 282.8 |
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) [6] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 3,435 | — |
1939 | 11,051 | +3.30% |
1948 | 16,746 | +4.73% |
1960 | 10,830 | −3.57% |
1970 | 11,186 | +0.32% |
1975 | 10,597 | −1.08% |
1980 | 11,768 | +2.12% |
1990 | 11,786 | +0.02% |
1995 | 12,316 | +0.83% |
2000 | 13,558 | +2.08% |
2007 | 14,892 | +1.30% |
2010 | 17,136 | +5.24% |
2015 | 18,392 | +1.36% |
2020 | 20,127 | +1.79% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9][10] |
Poverty Incidence of Del Carmen | |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17] |
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