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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, 501 to 550 shown, most people first.

Barangays in La Union, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
501	Cantoria No. 2Luna, La Union	612	about 1,163	about 0.526 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
502	SaracatSan Juan, La Union	612	about 556	about 1.10 km²	2.82% a year	Rural
503	CarcarmayBacnotan, La Union	610	about 610	about 1.00 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
504	Pa-oBalaoan, La Union	605	about 639	about 0.947 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
505	Pao NorteSan Fernando City, La Union	605	about 93	about 6.52 km²	−0.81% a year	Rural
506	BangbangolanSan Fernando City, La Union	594	about 207	about 2.87 km²	−1.55% a year	Rural
507	AbutSan Fernando City, La Union	593	about 427	about 1.39 km²	2.32% a year	Rural
508	AgtipalBacnotan, La Union	593	about 456	about 1.30 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
509	ArosipBacnotan, La Union	587	about 74	about 7.88 km²	−1.64% a year	Rural
510	SalincobBacnotan, La Union	587	about 608	about 0.965 km²	4.68% a year	Rural
511	SacyudSan Fernando City, La Union	586	about 127	about 4.60 km²	−0.84% a year	Rural
512	BacquiBacnotan, La Union	585	about 649	about 0.901 km²	2.12% a year	Rural
513	UbbogBacnotan, La Union	582	about 706	about 0.824 km²	−0.57% a year	Rural
514	BalballosaSan Juan, La Union	576	about 480	about 1.20 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
515	Butubut OesteBalaoan, La Union	574	about 602	about 0.954 km²	−0.37% a year	Rural
516	Old PoblacionBurgos, La Union	572	about 664	about 0.862 km²	2.84% a year	Rural
517	LeglegBacnotan, La Union	571	about 197	about 2.90 km²	−0.29% a year	Rural
518	BayabasSan Gabriel, La Union	562	about 41	about 13.66 km²	−2.06% a year	Rural
519	SuyoLuna, La Union	562	about 608	about 0.924 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
520	Central West No. 2Bangar, La Union	556	about 5,732	about 0.097 km²	−1.21% a year	Rural
521	PacpacacSan Juan, La Union	552	about 317	about 1.74 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
522	Barangay IVSan Fernando City, La Union	546	about 7,594	about 0.0719 km²	−2.66% a year	Urban
523	SinapanganSan Juan, La Union	544	about 1,026	about 0.53 km²	−0.52% a year	Rural
524	Oya-oyBacnotan, La Union	541	about 143	about 3.79 km²	−0.87% a year	Rural
525	PagdildilanSan Juan, La Union	541	about 487	about 1.11 km²	−0.26% a year	Rural
526	Cantoria No. 4Luna, La Union	540	about 1,259	about 0.429 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
527	CatdonganSan Juan, La Union	540	about 753	about 0.717 km²	3.12% a year	Rural
528	Oaqui No. 1Luna, La Union	539	about 473	about 1.14 km²	−1.94% a year	Rural
529	Central West No. 3Bangar, La Union	533	about 11,638	about 0.0458 km²	−0.22% a year	Rural
530	ApalengSan Fernando City, La Union	530	about 149	about 3.55 km²	1.70% a year	Rural
531	MalabagoSanto Tomas, La Union	525	about 3,500	about 0.15 km²	2.90% a year	Rural
532	San Nicolas NorteAgoo, La Union	522	about 6,951	about 0.0751 km²	−0.77% a year	Urban
533	MasicongSan Fernando City, La Union	520	about 131	about 3.97 km²	−0.86% a year	Rural
534	CabugaoBacnotan, La Union	512	about 312	about 1.64 km²	−0.19% a year	Rural
535	Cantoria No. 1Luna, La Union	512	about 1,510	about 0.339 km²	−2.04% a year	Rural
536	PuspusSan Fernando City, La Union	512	about 198	about 2.59 km²	−2.87% a year	Rural
537	NagyubuyubanSan Juan, La Union	511	about 780	about 0.655 km²	1.77% a year	Rural
538	Pao SurSan Fernando City, La Union	509	about 173	about 2.95 km²	1.93% a year	Rural
539	San Nicolas SurAgoo, La Union	506	about 5,573	about 0.0908 km²	−0.24% a year	Urban
540	Lipay EsteSan Gabriel, La Union	503	about 173	about 2.91 km²	−1.56% a year	Rural
541	CaculanganSan Juan, La Union	502	about 882	about 0.569 km²	2.06% a year	Rural
542	CabarsicanSan Fernando City, La Union	501	about 251	about 2.00 km²	5.23% a year	Rural
543	WenceslaoCaba, La Union	499	about 1,512	about 0.33 km²	1.71% a year	Rural
544	Lipay ProperSan Gabriel, La Union	497	about 127	about 3.90 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
545	CaoayanBurgos, La Union	493	about 1,459	about 0.338 km²	−0.72% a year	Rural
546	Up-uplasSudipen, La Union	487	about 74	about 6.54 km²	−0.63% a year	Rural
547	BirungetSan Fernando City, La Union	486	about 237	about 2.05 km²	−0.25% a year	Rural
548	LinuanBurgos, La Union	486	about 199	about 2.44 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
549	Baracbac OesteBalaoan, La Union	482	about 1,131	about 0.426 km²	2.83% a year	Rural
550	CarmayBauang, La Union	477	about 633	about 0.754 km²	−2.00% 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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