Barangay Carmen

Situated in Jimenez, Misamis Occidental, Barangay Carmen is one of 24 barangays that make up the municipality within Northern Mindanao.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Carmen had a population of 1,787. This made it the 5th largest of 24 barangays in Jimenez by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Carmen accounted for approximately 6.18% of the total population of Jimenez, which stood at 28,909 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Carmen moving from 1,703 residents to 1,787 residents, an intercensal change of +4.9%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Carmen is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Jimenez is a municipality comprising 24 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Carmen, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Misamis Occidental, which contains 490 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Carmen ranks 89th by 2020 population. Misamis Occidental is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.