Paracelis
Paracelis | |
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| Municipality of Paracelis | |
Map of Mountain Province with Paracelis highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap | |
Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 17°10′52″N 121°24′13″E / 17.1811°N 121.4036°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cordillera Administrative Region |
| Province | Mountain Province |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Barangays | 9 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Marcos G. Ayangwa |
| • Vice Mayor | Lister M. Carlos |
| • Representative | Maximo Y. Dalog Jr. |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 22,269 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 570.16 km2 (220.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 324 m (1,063 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 989 m (3,245 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 159 m (522 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 31,168 |
| • Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| • Households | 7,159 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 9.30 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 296 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 526.2 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 260.3 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 234.7 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Mountain Province Electric Cooperative (MOPRECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 2625 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 |
| Native languages | Ga'dang Balangao Bontoc Ilocano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
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Paracelis, officially the Municipality of Paracelis is a municipality in the province of Mountain Province, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 31,168 people.
Paracelis' population distribution is 37 percent urban and 63 percent rural. Urban settlement is on the west side of the town, a basin of low-level hilly-to-flat lands surrounded by mountains.