The Atlas

Barangays in Ilocos Norte

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]

Open Ilocos Norte

Barangays in Ilocos Norte, at a glance

Barangays: 559^[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: 618,850^[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: 59 urban^[4]; 500 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Bgy. No. 1, San Lorenzo^[5]; Laoag City, Ilocos Norte; 5,310 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: Santo Niño^[6]; Nueva Era, Ilocos Norte; about 388.06 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: Bgy. No. 1, San Lorenzo^{[5, 7]}; Laoag City, Ilocos Norte; −0.66% 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: 223 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Bgy. No. 1, San Lorenzo, −0.66% 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.

559 barangays, 501 to 550 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Ilocos Norte, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
501	San Agustin IBacarra, Ilocos Norte	455	about 3,346	about 0.136 km²	−4.19% a year	Rural
502	Arua-ayPiddig, Ilocos Norte	449	about 365	about 1.23 km²	3.95% a year	Rural
503	LioesCurrimao, Ilocos Norte	449	about 1,554	about 0.289 km²	−1.54% a year	Rural
504	Maglaoi SurCurrimao, Ilocos Norte	447	about 855	about 0.523 km²	−4.56% a year	Rural
505	Bgy. No. 14, Santo TomasLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	444	about 2,724	about 0.163 km²	−18.48% a year	Rural
506	Santa MatildePasuquin, Ilocos Norte	442	about 86	about 5.14 km²	1.17% a year	Rural
507	CabagoanPaoay, Ilocos Norte	436	about 487	about 0.896 km²	−0.91% a year	Rural
508	ParangBadoc, Ilocos Norte	430	about 714	about 0.602 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
509	Santo Cristo IIBacarra, Ilocos Norte	428	about 7,133	about 0.060 km²	−1.66% a year	Rural
510	Santa CruzCurrimao, Ilocos Norte	426	about 184	about 2.32 km²	4.40% a year	Rural
511	SurongPasuquin, Ilocos Norte	426	about 162	about 2.63 km²	5.56% a year	Rural
512	Ab-abutPiddig, Ilocos Norte	422	about 458	about 0.922 km²	−2.15% a year	Urban
513	TorreCurrimao, Ilocos Norte	422	about 677	about 0.623 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
514	CabaritanDumalneg, Ilocos Norte	421	about 17	about 24.98 km²	−1.48% a year	Rural
515	BuangaPinili, Ilocos Norte	417	about 111	about 3.74 km²	−2.17% a year	Rural
516	DoloresPaoay, Ilocos Norte	410	about 1,536	about 0.267 km²	−0.52% a year	Rural
517	Apatut-LubongPinili, Ilocos Norte	409	about 288	about 1.42 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
518	CabuusanCurrimao, Ilocos Norte	405	about 137	about 2.95 km²	5.26% a year	Rural
519	TadaoPasuquin, Ilocos Norte	404	about 35	about 11.57 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
520	PangilPasuquin, Ilocos Norte	396	about 213	about 1.86 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
521	San Roque IIBacarra, Ilocos Norte	394	about 3,582	about 0.11 km²	−0.30% a year	Rural
522	DadaorBangui, Ilocos Norte	393	about 260	about 1.51 km²	−0.72% a year	Rural
523	San JulianSolsona, Ilocos Norte	393	about 57	about 6.95 km²	8.56% a year	Rural
524	Sangladan Pob.Paoay, Ilocos Norte	390	about 5,508	about 0.0708 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
525	BimmangaCurrimao, Ilocos Norte	367	about 274	about 1.34 km²	1.71% a year	Rural
526	GulpengPinili, Ilocos Norte	365	about 231	about 1.58 km²	−1.21% a year	Rural
527	San Pedro IBacarra, Ilocos Norte	365	about 6,145	about 0.0594 km²	−1.76% a year	Rural
528	BungroPinili, Ilocos Norte	364	about 106	about 3.42 km²	−1.70% a year	Rural
529	LipaySolsona, Ilocos Norte	361	about 35	about 10.29 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
530	Anggapang NorteCurrimao, Ilocos Norte	350	about 232	about 1.51 km²	2.25% a year	Rural
531	CabangaranPaoay, Ilocos Norte	349	about 743	about 0.47 km²	−1.71% a year	Rural
532	EsperanzaVintar, Ilocos Norte	349	about 118	about 2.97 km²	−2.57% a year	Rural
533	San Gabriel IIBacarra, Ilocos Norte	347	about 5,698	about 0.0609 km²	−3.70% a year	Rural
534	DadaemanPasuquin, Ilocos Norte	344	about 194	about 1.77 km²	1.60% a year	Rural
535	SidegPaoay, Ilocos Norte	337	about 139	about 2.43 km²	−7.14% a year	Rural
536	Santa Filomena IIBacarra, Ilocos Norte	332	about 2,838	about 0.117 km²	−0.85% a year	Rural
537	BimmangaPiddig, Ilocos Norte	318	about 221	about 1.44 km²	0.85% a year	Rural
538	BalbaldezBadoc, Ilocos Norte	315	about 230	about 1.37 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
539	DarupidipPasuquin, Ilocos Norte	303	about 111	about 2.73 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
540	Maglaoi CentroCurrimao, Ilocos Norte	302	about 344	about 0.879 km²	6.86% a year	Rural
541	Paguludan-SalindegCurrimao, Ilocos Norte	295	about 76	about 3.86 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
542	San Simon IIBacarra, Ilocos Norte	295	about 5,662	about 0.0521 km²	−3.42% a year	Rural
543	San Gabriel IBacarra, Ilocos Norte	288	about 6,330	about 0.0455 km²	−0.49% a year	Rural
544	Santa Filomena IBacarra, Ilocos Norte	269	about 2,023	about 0.133 km²	−0.61% a year	Rural
545	San SimeonCurrimao, Ilocos Norte	265	about 282	about 0.941 km²	−1.65% a year	Rural
546	PuzolPinili, Ilocos Norte	262	about 120	about 2.19 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
547	San Agustin IIBacarra, Ilocos Norte	246	about 2,755	about 0.0893 km²	−3.14% a year	Rural
548	San BernabeSarrat, Ilocos Norte	246	about 116	about 2.12 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
549	San BlasPaoay, Ilocos Norte	217	about 2,692	about 0.0806 km²	−1.79% a year	Rural
550	San JuanPaoay, Ilocos Norte	211	about 3,459	about 0.061 km²	−1.21% a year	Rural

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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