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Municipality

Carmen

Carmen is a municipality in Cotabato, SOCCSKSARGEN, Philippines. Its population was 79,741 in the 2024 census, and it has 21 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Carmen by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
AleosanBanisilanDamulogKabacanKadingilanKapalawanLibunganMalidegaoOld KaabakanPagagawanPresident RoxasAroman: 3,226 people, 317 per km², 2.22% a yearBentangan: 4,479 people, 79 per km², 0.23% a yearCadiis: 3,414 people, 204 per km², −1.58% a yearGeneral Luna: 2,236 people, 226 per km², −0.86% a yearKatanayanan: 1,792 people, 139 per km², 0.13% a yearKibenes: 3,308 people, 246 per km², 7.40% a yearKibugtongan: 4,036 people, 279 per km², 1.30% a yearKilala: 1,131 people, 58 per km², 2.58% a yearKimadzil: 1,871 people, 139 per km², −2.76% a yearLanoon: 2,202 people, 250 per km², −0.37% a yearLiliongan: 8,948 people, 119 per km², −0.59% a yearUgalingan: 3,960 people, 474 per km², −1.47% a yearMacabenban: 2,646 people, 66 per km², −1.95% a yearMalapag: 5,982 people, 142 per km², −0.46% a yearManili: 3,096 people, 179 per km², −0.98% a yearPalanggalan: 2,992 people, 163 per km², −2.60% a yearPoblacion: 12,960 people, 1,857 per km², 0.01% a yearRanzo: 2,356 people, 167 per km², 1.48% a yearTacupan: 3,430 people, 498 per km², 2.73% a yearTambad: 1,941 people, 87 per km², −0.80% a yearTonganon: 3,735 people, 52 per km², 3.71% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    79,741

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 26.8% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    6th

    of the 18 cities and municipalities of Cotabato by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 6 of every 100 people in Cotabato lived in Carmen in 2024 (6.2%)

  • Inside itSources

    21

    barangays

  • LandSources

    469.92 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Carmen's land would fill a square about 21.7 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 170 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 2 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    21,035

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.8 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    39%

    About 39 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
1204702000[4]Formerly 124702000
ZIP code
9408[15, 16, 17]

People

Carmen had 79,741 people in the 2024 census, up 26.8% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Carmen had the 6th most people of the 18 cities and municipalities of Cotabato in 2024[1]
  1. 3M'Lang98,646
  2. 4Makilala88,522
  3. 5Matalam81,610
  4. 6Carmen79,741
  5. 7Kabacan77,945
  6. 8Alamada71,523
  7. 9Pikit67,220
All 18 cities and municipalities of Cotabato
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 68 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Poblacion12,96016 in 100
  2. Liliongan8,94811 in 100
  3. Malapag5,9828 in 100
  4. Bentangan4,4796 in 100
  5. Kibugtongan4,0365 in 100
  6. Ugalingan3,9605 in 100
  7. Tonganon3,7355 in 100
  8. Tacupan3,4304 in 100
  9. Cadiis3,4144 in 100
  10. Kibenes3,3084 in 100
See all 21 barangays of Carmen

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
79,741[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
21,035[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.8 on average[1, 2]
Share of Cotabato, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
6.2%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
39% (31,116 people)[5]
Age structure
Its 2020 age table does not describe the same area[35]The PSA's 2020 age table counts 79,099 people in households for Carmen, against the 107,603 people the 2020 census counted there as the PSA published it: the table describes another area than the one shown here, so Scene shows no age structure rather than one that does not match.
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202479,741[1, 2]0.18% a year21,0353.8
2020as of May 1, 202079,140[1]2.23% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201571,276[1]2.41% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201062,885[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then65,670[33]5.06% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders45,909[33, 34]2.85% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then40,261[33]2.00% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then36,213[33]0.09% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then35,895[33]9.34% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then22,956[33]−11.75% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then42,840[33]5.10% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then25,768[33]———

Barangays

Carmen is made up of 21 barangays.
Barangays of Carmen. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Aroman3,2264.05%2.22% a yearabout 10.19 km²Urban
Bentangan4,4795.62%0.23% a yearabout 56.62 km²Rural
Cadiis3,4144.28%−1.58% a yearabout 16.75 km²Rural
General Luna2,2362.8%−0.86% a yearabout 9.91 km²Rural
Katanayanan1,7922.25%0.13% a yearabout 12.88 km²Rural
Kibenes3,3084.15%7.40% a yearabout 13.46 km²Rural
Kibugtongan4,0365.06%1.30% a yearabout 14.49 km²Rural
Kilala1,1311.42%2.58% a yearabout 19.59 km²Rural
Kimadzil1,8712.35%−2.76% a yearabout 13.45 km²Rural
Lanoon2,2022.76%−0.37% a yearabout 8.82 km²Rural
Liliongan8,94811.22%−0.59% a yearabout 75.11 km²Urban
Macabenban2,6463.32%−1.95% a yearabout 40.29 km²Rural
Malapag5,9827.5%−0.46% a yearabout 42.23 km²Urban
Manili3,0963.88%−0.98% a yearabout 17.30 km²Rural
Palanggalan2,9923.75%−2.60% a yearabout 18.37 km²Rural
Poblacion12,96016.25%0.01% a yearabout 6.98 km²Urban
Ranzo2,3562.95%1.48% a yearabout 14.11 km²Rural
Tacupan3,4304.3%2.73% a yearabout 6.89 km²Rural
Tambad1,9412.43%−0.80% a yearabout 22.21 km²Rural
Tonganon3,7354.68%3.71% a yearabout 71.91 km²Rural
Ugalingan3,9604.97%−1.47% a yearabout 8.36 km²Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Carmen covers 469.92 km² of land, 170 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,008 m above the sea and it lies inland.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
469.92 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
170 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
7.34294° N, 124.78794° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[30]
Lowest
16 m
Average
161 m
Highest
1,008 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

No coastline: it lies inland.

Rivers[31]

  1. Maradugao River44.2 of 150.6 km
  2. Pulangi River9.4 of 298.6 km
  3. Muleta River8.5 of 120.7 km
  4. Nigan Creek8.4 of 10.0 km
  5. Malitubog River7.4 of 86.1 km
  6. Lanon Creek1.3 km
  7. Taliguba Creek1.2 of 7.5 km

Lakes[31]

  1. Mal-Mar Reservoirreservoir2.2 km²

Peaks[31]

  1. Mount Kitubodvolcano980 m
  2. Mount Tablevolcano576 m

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type III[32]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

Life & Economy

About 41 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
40.5% of people[20]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
1st class[4]
About 41 of every 100 people in Carmen lived below the poverty line in 2021 (40.5%)[20]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 36.3% and 44.8%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 6government offices
  • 1hospital or health centre
  • 43schools
  • 1place of worship
  • 1station or terminal

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Carmen. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[13, 14]

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
3rd district of Cotabato[18, 19]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Rogelio Tamondong Taliño[21]
    Vice mayor
    Roger Ryan Jacolo Taliño[21]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Rogelio Tamondong Taliño[22]
    Vice mayor
    Roger Ryan Jacolo Taliño[22]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Moises Cabulang Arendain[23]
    Vice mayor
    Roger Ryan Jacolo Taliño[23]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Rogelio Tamondong Taliño[24]
    Vice mayor
    Moises Cabulang Arendain[24]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Rogelio Tamondong Taliño[25]
    Vice mayor
    Moises Cabulang Arendain[25]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Rogelio Tamondong Taliño[26]
    Vice mayor
    Alberto Ganancial Rivera[26]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Noemi Jacolo Taliño[27]
    Vice mayor
    Moises Cabulang Arendain[27]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Rogelio Taliño[28]
    Vice mayor
    Moises Arendain[28]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Rogelio T. Taliño[29]
    Vice mayor
    Moises C. Arendain[29]
Mayors and vice mayors of Carmen, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Rogelio Tamondong Taliño[21]Roger Ryan Jacolo Taliño[21]
2022–2025Rogelio Tamondong Taliño[22]Roger Ryan Jacolo Taliño[22]
2019–2022Moises Cabulang Arendain[23]Roger Ryan Jacolo Taliño[23]
2016–2019Rogelio Tamondong Taliño[24]Moises Cabulang Arendain[24]
2013–2016Rogelio Tamondong Taliño[25]Moises Cabulang Arendain[25]
2010–2013Rogelio Tamondong Taliño[26]Alberto Ganancial Rivera[26]
2007–2010Noemi Jacolo Taliño[27]Moises Cabulang Arendain[27]
2004–2007Rogelio Taliño[28]Moises Arendain[28]
2001–2004Rogelio T. Taliño[29]Moises C. Arendain[29]

History & Identity

Created
Carmen was created as a municipality of Cotabato by Executive Order No. 214 of President Ramon Magsaysay, dated 15 November 1956, from 20 barrios and sitios of Kabacan; the town says it was first made by Proclamation No. 46, later reaffirmed by the order.[9, 10]

How it got its name

The town's own history says the name honours a land surveyor surnamed "del Carmen", chief of the cadastral survey party that surveyed the area in 1924.[10]

Local traditionBefore the survey, early inhabitants called the place "kalalaw", a Maguindanao word for a jar of water; a legend says a big balite (banyan) tree there gave off spring water that never dried, like a jar always full.[10]

Local traditionSettlers later called the place "Landing" because about 200 hectares of the poblacion area was declared a Landing Field Reservation, before it was officially renamed Carmen.[10]

Its story

Local traditionCarmen was first occupied by the Manobo; in the later 15th century Maguindanaon Muslims arrived, led by Shariff Kabunsuan according to the town's account.[10]

In the 1940s settlers from Luzon and the Visayas, mostly from Cebu, then Ilonggos and Ilocanos, began arriving, first landing at Pikit and then moving to Carmen.[10]

During the American period Carmen and Kabacan were still part of the Municipal District of Pikit; Carmen became its own municipality in 1956 out of Kabacan territory.[10]

Christian-Muslim conflict broke into open fighting in 1971 and closed the Sayre Highway. Martial law was declared on 21 September 1972, and in 1973 Muslim rebels attacked the poblacion for 17 days.[12]

On 15 November 1974, called Black Friday, rebels attacked the Poblacion and Lumayong and took more than 300 hostages, including a former mayor and the incumbent mayor, who escaped.[12]

Timeline

  1. 1924

    Cadastral survey party under surveyor del Carmen surveys the area.[10]

  2. 15 November 1956

    Executive Order No. 214 creates the Municipality of Carmen.[9]

  3. 15 November 1974

    Black Friday attack on Poblacion and Lumayong.[12]

  4. 22 September 1980

    Grenade blast at the public market killed 5 civilians and 2 military personnel.[12]

Nearby

Carmen shares a border with 11 places.

How it compares

Carmen beside Cotabato, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Cotabato.

Carmen beside Cotabato
FigureCarmenCotabatoRank among the cities and municipalities of Cotabato
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary79,741[1, 2]1,286,1426th of 18
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary0.18% a year[1, 2]slower0.21% a year10th of 18
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary170[6]less crowded20912th of 18
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary469.92 km²[6]6,155.62 km²4th of 18
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.8[1, 2]about the same3.8not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary39%[5]higher36.1%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Kidapawan City, the capital of Cotabato
41.9 km southeast
Manila
907.0 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. KapalawanSpecial Geographic Area9.7 km south
  2. Old KaabakanSpecial Geographic Area13.1 km southeast
  3. BanisilanCotabato19.4 km north
  4. KadingilanBukidnon19.7 km northeast
  5. MatalamCotabato22.9 km southeast
  6. DamulogBukidnon23.7 km northeast

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