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Carmona | |
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City of Carmona Lungsod ng Carmona | |
Nickname: The Smart City | |
Motto(s): Bayan Muna Lagi (Filipino) 'Our town above all else' | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 14°19′N 121°03′E / 14.32°N 121.05°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Calabarzon |
Province | Cavite |
District | 5th district |
Established | February 20, 1857 |
Cityhood | July 8, 2023 |
Named for | Carmona, Seville, Spain |
Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
• Mayor | Dahlia A. Loyola |
• Vice Mayor | Cesar L. Ines, Jr. |
• Representative | Roy M. Loyola |
• City Council | Members |
• Electorate | 58,691 voters (2023) |
Area | |
• Total | 29.68 km2 (11.46 sq mi) |
Elevation | 112.13 m (367.88 ft) |
Highest elevation | 212.96 m (698.69 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 11.3 m (37.1 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 106,256 |
• Density | 3,600/km2 (9,300/sq mi) |
• Households | 28,154 |
Demonyms | Carmonian (English); Carmonense, Taga-Carmona (Filipino) |
Economy | |
• Poverty incidence | 10.86 |
• Revenue | ₱ 861.5 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 2,472 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 595.1 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 340.5 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Manila Electric Company (Meralco) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 4116 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)46 |
Native languages | Tagalog |
Website | carmonagov |
Carmona ([kaɾˈmɔna]), officially the City of Carmona (Tagalog: Lungsod ng Carmona), is a component city in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 106,256 people.[3]
Carmona is also the newest city in the Philippines; it became a city on July 8, 2023, and it was the 149th city founded in the Philippine archipelago.