[4] Clarin is bounded by Tubigon in the west, Inabanga in the northeast, Sagbayan in the east, and Catigbian in the south.

3[8] from the Office of the Governor-General of the Philippine Islands, took effect marking the birth of the Municipality of Clarin in the Province of Bohol.

Additionally, a boundary line between the Municipalities of Clarin and Inabanga was established along the Nahawan River.

The Municipality of Clarin was named after Don Aniceto Clarín y Vélez, the first Civil Governor of Bohol.

Clarin was severely affected by the 20d13 Bohol earthquake which damaged 1,358 homes, of which 221 were totally destroyed, as well as the Catholic church.