Carmen

Chocolate Hills

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.

Chocolate Hills

Carmen is best 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 magnificent 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.

Hospital

Cong. Simeon G. Toribio Memorial Hospital Address: Poblacion Sur, 6319 Carmen, Bohol, Philippines Phone: +63 38 525 9081

Cong. Simeon G. Toribio Memorial Hospital is a secondary hospital and has a capacity of 50 beds. Dr. Adolfo M. Cuaresma - Chief of Hospital

Fiesta

Carmen celebrate its town fiesta on the 17th of January in honor of Saint Anthony de Abbot.

Carmen Police Station: +63 38 525 9223; +63 38 525 9222

Carmen Fire Station: +63 38 525 5606

Bank: First Consolidated Bank "FCB"

Website: www.carmen-bohol.gov.ph

What to do and see in Carmen:

The famous Chocolate Hills complex.

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Chocolate Hills Complex after the earthquake

Chocolate Hills

Chocolate Hills

Chocolate Hills

Chocolate Hills

Carmen at a glance
Population (2015):	46306
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 (2000)	Households (2000)	Population (2010)	Population (2015)
Alegria	1158	215	1199	1253
Bicao	2240	300	2295	2546
Buenavista	2208	398	2546	2605
Buenos Aires	1174	235	1337	1407
Calatrava	2103	378	1801	1974
El Progreso	810	142	820	890
El Salvador	580	100	543	566
Guadalupe	1687	323	1991	2080
Katipunan	2350	412	2712	3027
La Libertad	688	141	840	804
La Paz	1309	245	1430	1480
La Salvacion	1036	201	1061	1053
La Victoria	814	178	1100	1202
Matin-ao	664	129	800	882
Montehermoso	946	166	952	874
Montesuerte	2649	477	2467	2670
Montesunting	851	141	870	915
Montevideo	1261	225	1274	1295
Nueva Fuerza	1971	379	2281	2433
Nueva Vida Este	821	168	918	884
Nueva Vida Norte	1015	173	981	967
Nueva Vida Sur	915	159	915	909
Poblacion Norte	2238	421	2937	3224
Poblacion Sur	2912	514	2961	3279
Tambo-an	959	172	1175	1301
Vallehermoso	1904	348	1709	1761
Villaflor	852	148	863	904
Villafuerte	881	164	1012	1231
Villarcayo	1717	327	1789	1890

(Based on figures from the census of 2000, 2010, and 2015 from PSA)

Source: www.bohol.ph