Paracelis

Paracelis
Municipality of Paracelis
Map of Mountain Province with Paracelis highlighted
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Paracelis
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°10′52″N 121°24′13″E / 17.1811°N 121.4036°E / 17.1811; 121.4036
CountryPhilippines
RegionCordillera Administrative Region
ProvinceMountain Province
District Lone district
Founded1962
Barangays9 (see Barangays)
Government
  TypeSangguniang Bayan
  MayorMarcos G. Ayangwa
  Vice MayorLister M. Carlos
  RepresentativeMaximo Y. Dalog Jr.
  Municipal Council
Members
  Electorate22,269 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
  Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
  Households
7,159
Economy
  Income class2nd municipal income class
  Poverty incidence
9.30
% (2021)
  Revenue296 million (2022)
  Assets526.2 million (2022)
  Expenditure260.3 million (2022)
  Liabilities234.7 million (2022)
Service provider
  ElectricityMountain Province Electric Cooperative (MOPRECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2625
PSGC
IDD:area code+63(0)74
Native languagesGa'dang
Balangao
Bontoc
Ilocano
Tagalog
Websitewww.paracelis.gov.ph

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.