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Barangays in La Union

The barangay is the smallest local government: where the government's plans and services reach the community, and where neighbours settle disputes.^[1] A punong barangay, often called the kapitan, leads it with seven elected kagawad and the chairperson of the Sangguniang Kabataan.^[1]

A barangay is created by law or by an ordinance of its province or city, and only when its voters approve it in a plebiscite. It needs at least 2,000 people, or 5,000 in Metro Manila and the highly urbanized cities.^[1]

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Barangays in La Union, at a glance

Barangays: 576^[2]
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary: 825,072^[3]
Urban or ruralUrban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary: 63 urban^[4]; 513 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Sevilla^[5]; San Fernando City, La Union; 10,980 people
Largest by landLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary: Puguil^[6]; Santol, La Union; about 25.82 km²
Fastest growing, 5,000 people or moreGrowth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: Lingsat^{[5, 7]}; San Fernando City, La Union; −0.43% a year, 2020 to 2024
Fewer people than in 2020Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: 345 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Sevilla, −0.72% a year.

Each row is a barangay, with its 2024 census figures. Choose a column heading or a sort button to order the list, and choose it again to turn the order round. Narrow it with the menus.

576 barangays, 451 to 500 shown, most people first.

Barangays in La Union, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
451	PagleddeganBalaoan, La Union	761	about 812	about 0.937 km²	−1.28% a year	Rural
452	TanglagRosario, La Union	752	about 340	about 2.21 km²	−1.12% a year	Rural
453	CarisquisLuna, La Union	751	about 536	about 1.40 km²	−1.30% a year	Rural
454	NaguiranganSan Juan, La Union	751	about 771	about 0.974 km²	−0.57% a year	Rural
455	Tavora EastPugo, La Union	751	about 226	about 3.32 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
456	San Francisco SurSudipen, La Union	748	about 310	about 2.41 km²	−2.21% a year	Rural
457	PurokAgoo, La Union	742	about 1,247	about 0.595 km²	−0.82% a year	Rural
458	PaaganBacnotan, La Union	740	about 407	about 1.82 km²	2.78% a year	Rural
459	San JoseRosario, La Union	739	about 582	about 1.27 km²	1.77% a year	Rural
460	San Julian NorteAgoo, La Union	737	about 869	about 0.848 km²	−0.10% a year	Rural
461	CabisilanBauang, La Union	724	about 453	about 1.60 km²	−0.26% a year	Rural
462	NapasetBalaoan, La Union	723	about 1,117	about 0.647 km²	2.78% a year	Rural
463	BugbugcaoSan Juan, La Union	713	about 513	about 1.39 km²	−1.27% a year	Rural
464	AntoninoBalaoan, La Union	711	about 1,832	about 0.388 km²	−1.77% a year	Rural
465	Juan CartasCaba, La Union	708	about 391	about 1.81 km²	−0.86% a year	Rural
466	UrayongCaba, La Union	706	about 560	about 1.26 km²	−1.72% a year	Rural
467	Santa Rita EastAgoo, La Union	705	about 1,484	about 0.475 km²	−0.10% a year	Rural
468	Narra OesteSan Fernando City, La Union	703	about 591	about 1.19 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
469	AmbitacaySanto Tomas, La Union	701	about 474	about 1.48 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
470	PitpitacLuna, La Union	697	about 425	about 1.64 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
471	Santa RitaBacnotan, La Union	697	about 976	about 0.714 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
472	AludaidSan Juan, La Union	696	about 470	about 1.48 km²	−0.14% a year	Rural
473	DuplasSan Juan, La Union	693	about 582	about 1.19 km²	1.70% a year	Rural
474	NagsimbaananBacnotan, La Union	693	about 3,364	about 0.206 km²	−0.88% a year	Rural
475	LeglegSan Juan, La Union	690	about 797	about 0.866 km²	2.05% a year	Rural
476	AmbangonanRosario, La Union	683	about 348	about 1.96 km²	−0.96% a year	Rural
477	LibtongBurgos, La Union	683	about 195	about 3.51 km²	−0.42% a year	Rural
478	DuplasPugo, La Union	678	about 234	about 2.90 km²	−0.63% a year	Rural
479	NagsabaranSan Juan, La Union	675	about 260	about 2.60 km²	−0.70% a year	Rural
480	Sinapangan NorteBalaoan, La Union	675	about 701	about 0.963 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
481	Macalva CentralAgoo, La Union	674	about 449	about 1.50 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
482	Cabaritan NorteNaguilian, La Union	670	about 1,311	about 0.511 km²	3.43% a year	Rural
483	CasilaganRosario, La Union	670	about 411	about 1.63 km²	−1.08% a year	Rural
484	NarvacanSanto Tomas, La Union	668	about 655	about 1.02 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
485	Narra EsteSan Fernando City, La Union	665	about 512	about 1.30 km²	6.77% a year	Rural
486	BalbalayangSan Gabriel, La Union	663	about 121	about 5.46 km²	−1.63% a year	Rural
487	Lipay NorteSan Gabriel, La Union	663	about 124	about 5.35 km²	−1.23% a year	Rural
488	San Julian CentralAgoo, La Union	663	about 4,144	about 0.16 km²	2.02% a year	Rural
489	BambanaySan Juan, La Union	660	about 1,808	about 0.365 km²	2.48% a year	Rural
490	Sucoc NorteLuna, La Union	656	about 570	about 1.15 km²	2.12% a year	Rural
491	BacsilSan Fernando City, La Union	654	about 414	about 1.58 km²	−0.79% a year	Rural
492	GuinguinabangSan Juan, La Union	646	about 436	about 1.48 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
493	Rimos No. 2Luna, La Union	644	about 1,695	about 0.38 km²	1.47% a year	Rural
494	BussaoitBacnotan, La Union	642	about 440	about 1.46 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
495	ZaragosaBacnotan, La Union	633	about 398	about 1.59 km²	−0.63% a year	Rural
496	MaragayapBacnotan, La Union	630	about 2,530	about 0.249 km²	5.65% a year	Rural
497	Santa RosaSan Juan, La Union	625	about 1,033	about 0.605 km²	4.03% a year	Rural
498	Oaqui No. 3Luna, La Union	624	about 696	about 0.896 km²	−1.44% a year	Rural
499	BulalaanSudipen, La Union	623	about 113	about 5.50 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
500	Barangay IISan Fernando City, La Union	614	about 4,264	about 0.144 km²	8.20% a year	Urban

How it fits

A barangay is the smallest unit of government, led by a punong barangay (the kapitan) and a council of kagawad. Every city and municipality is made up of barangays.

Sources

The list shows each place's own figures: people from the PSA's 2024 census, growth from its 2020 census, land areas from the Land Management Bureau's 2019 masterlist. A barangay's area is measured inside its border on UN OCHA's map and is approximate, and a barangay shows no growth where its border changed after 2020. Every figure's source is on its place's page; how Scene works out the rest.

1.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 7160: the Local Government Code of 1991. Published October 10, 1991. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
2.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 2nd Quarter 2026: Publication Datafile. Published June 30, 2026. Read by Scene September 24, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
3.Philippine Statistics Authority. Population and Annual Population Growth Rate of the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities Based on the 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2024 Population Census (OpenSTAT table 0211A6DAPG0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
4.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population and Urban Population by Urban Classification and Region, Province, Highly Urbanized City, City/Municipality and Barangay: Philippines, 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0231A6DPUP0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
5.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024: Ilocos Region (OpenSTAT table 0011A6DTPH0). Published August 4, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
6.UN OCHA, from the PSA and NAMRIA. Philippines: Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB), barangay layer. Published February 13, 2025. Read by Scene September 25, 2026. CC BY-IGO 3.0. Open the source
7.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 4th Quarter 2022: Publication Datafile, with the 2015 and 2020 census counts (the PSA's file, as the Internet Archive keeps it). Published December 31, 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

Scene adds what the sources do not print themselves: growth rates, shares, barangay areas and densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances, each computed from the figures and borders above. How each is made.

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