Paranas
Paranas | |
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| Municipality of Paranas | |
| Motto: Paranas Achieve | |
Map of Samar with Paranas highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap | |
Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 11°46′24″N 125°01′20″E / 11.7733°N 125.0222°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Samar |
| District | 2nd district |
| Barangays | 44 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Elvira Uy Babalcon |
| • Vice Mayor | Eunice Uy Babalcon |
| • Representative | Reynolds Michael Tan |
| • Councilors | List |
| • Electorate | 24,414 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 556.12 km2 (214.72 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 241 m (791 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 32,374 |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| • Households | 7,324 |
| Demonym | Paranasnon |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 26.53 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 299.5 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 727.7 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 205.6 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 127.2 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Samar 2 Electric Cooperative (SAMELCO 2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6716 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
| Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
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Paranas, officially the Municipality of Paranas (Waray: Bungto han Paranas; Tagalog: Bayan ng Paranas), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,374 people.
It was formerly known as Wright named after American Governor-General Luke E. Wright.
Many of the townsfolk work or attend school in nearby Catbalogan. Trade is also prevalent with Calbayog farther north.
A part of Paranas is devoted to a nature reserve watershed designated as such by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.