Barangay Buringal

Barangay Buringal forms part of Paracelis, a municipality in Mountain Province, and is classified as a mid-sized barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Buringal had a population of 2,747. This made it the 6th largest of 9 barangays in Paracelis by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Buringal accounted for approximately 8.81% of the total population of Paracelis, which stood at 31,168 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Buringal changed from 2,440 to 2,747, a shift of +12.6% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Paracelis. Barangay Buringal is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Paracelis is a municipality comprising 9 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Buringal, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Mountain Province, which contains 144 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Buringal ranks 13th by 2020 population. Mountain Province is classified as a 4th by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Buringal is governed by an elected Sangguniang Barangay composed of a Punong Barangay and seven kagawads, with the Sangguniang Kabataan representing the youth. The next BSKE, set for Monday, November 2, 2026, will elect officials to four-year terms as provided under Republic Act No. 12232.