Parang
ڤارڠ | |
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Municipality of Parang | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 5°55′N 120°55′E / 5.92°N 120.92°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
Province | Sulu |
District | 1st district |
Barangays | 40 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• mayor of Parang[*] | Alkhadar T. Loong |
• Vice Mayor | Madzhar T. Loong |
• Representative | Samier A. Tan |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 33,912 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 258.00 km2 (99.61 sq mi) |
Elevation | 57 m (187 ft) |
Highest elevation | 366 m (1,201 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 71,495 |
• Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
• Households | 11,393 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 69.72 |
• Revenue | ₱ 196.9 million (2020), 82.43 million (2012), 83.86 million (2013), 95.64 million (2014), 109 million (2015), 120.1 million (2016), 136.3 million (2017), 146.1 million (2018), 161.6 million (2019), 195.1 million (2021), 280.3 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 725.3 million (2020), 79.35 million (2012), 18.35 million (2013), 80.32 million (2014), 71.52 million (2015), 111.2 million (2016), 310.6 million (2017), 9.157 million (2018), 750.3 million (2019), 743.5 million (2021), 823.4 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 121.3 million (2020), 72.91 million (2012), 79.15 million (2013), 91.58 million (2014), 99.24 million (2015), 94.56 million (2016), 67.03 million (2017), 78.8 million (2018), 87.26 million (2019), 160.4 million (2021), 201.6 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 51.2 million (2020), 67.06 million (2012), 5.306 million (2013), 67.46 million (2014), 48.94 million (2015), 29.18 million (2016), 16.01 million (2017), 41.79 million (2018), 208.8 million (2019), 95.84 million (2021), 111.1 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Sulu Electric Cooperative (SULECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 7408 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)68 |
Native languages | Tausug Tagalog |
Parang, officially the Municipality of Parang (Tausūg: Kawman sin Parang; Tagalog: Bayan ng Parang), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Sulu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 71,495 people.[3]