Location : 41.3 kms N of Cebu City
Area : 6,640 hectares
No. of Barangays : 21
Town Fiesta : August 28
Patron Saint : St. Agustin
Major Occupation : farming
Principal Products : corn
Trade and Industry : carageenan farming
Places of Interest : watchtower (Luyang), Uragay Spring, Guano caves (Mt. Cantipay & Cansaquiring)
Historical Notes
Fabio Buot is credited for having founded the town in 1870. It was originally a settlement called Bugho. But because of a language barrier, it was changed to Carmen.
The story relates that a woman-resident of Bugho who was about to be baptized in the Catholic rites, was already wearing a scapular with the inscription of the Virgen of Carmen. Before the Baptismal ceremonies, the Spanish scribe asked her in his native tongue the name of the village. Thinking that he was curious about the medallion she readily answered: Carmen. The Spaniard began calling the place Carmen and it has been since called.
Carmen has a favorite legend about strange spirits dwelling in its mountains:
