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Paracale
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Paracale | |
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| Municipality of Paracale | |
 Pulang Daga Beach | |
 Flag | |
| Nickname: Gold Town | |
| Motto(s): Ako'y Paracaleño, yaman ko'y ginto nasa lupa nasa puso | |
 Map of Camarines Norte with Paracale highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap  | |
.svg)  Paracale Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°16′47″N 122°47′13″E / 14.2797°N 122.7869°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bicol Region |
| Province | Camarines Norte |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | 1581 |
| Barangays | 27 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Romeo Y. Moreno |
| • Vice Mayor | Bernadette E. Asutilla |
| • Representative | Josefina B. Tallado |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 37,716 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 197.9 km2 (76.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 753 m (2,470 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 60,198 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (790/sq mi) |
| • Households | 13,588 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 28.63 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 206.7 million (2020), 79.39 million (2012), 94.54 million (2013), 104.3 million (2014), 117.4 million (2015), 129.8 million (2016), 148.3 million (2017), 160.1 million (2018), 184 million (2019), 208.3 million (2021), 274.4 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 385.7 million (2020), 135.2 million (2012), 136.8 million (2013), 161.2 million (2014), 204 million (2015), 245.3 million (2016), 290.2 million (2017), 359.1 million (2019), 406.1 million (2021), 478.4 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 173.7 million (2020), 73.36 million (2012), 84.53 million (2013), 74.87 million (2014), 91.96 million (2015), 108.4 million (2016), 103.7 million (2017), 116.6 million (2018), 132.1 million (2019), 161.5 million (2021), 204 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 95.45 million (2020), 23.23 million (2012), 20.18 million (2013), 19.3 million (2014), 67.58 million (2015), 93.41 million (2016), 104.5 million (2017), 102.9 million (2018), 86.3 million (2019), 82.94 million (2021), 122.1 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Camarines Norte Electric Cooperative (CANORECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4605 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)54 |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
Paracale, officially the Municipality of Paracale (Tagalog: Bayan ng Paracale), is a municipality in the province of Camarines Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 60,198 people.[3]
Paracle’s economy is driven by agriculture and small scale, often informal gold mining and gold ore processing. Rice, corn, coconut and root crops and vegetables are the major agricultural products. Being a coastal community with a number of historical sites and providing boat access to Calaguas Group of Islands it also has some claim as a tourist destination.
- ^ Municipality of Paracale | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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