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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, 551 to 576 shown, most people first.

Barangays in La Union, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
551	BungroLuna, La Union	470	about 532	about 0.883 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
552	ImeldaBurgos, La Union	469	about 281	about 1.67 km²	−0.45% a year	Rural
553	San Francisco NorteSudipen, La Union	468	about 150	about 3.13 km²	−1.43% a year	Rural
554	RissingLuna, La Union	462	about 563	about 0.821 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
555	Central West No. 1Bangar, La Union	449	about 8,651	about 0.0519 km²	−0.73% a year	Rural
556	BurayocBacnotan, La Union	446	about 1,002	about 0.445 km²	3.27% a year	Rural
557	SapdaanSantol, La Union	436	about 49	about 8.90 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
558	Lower TumapocBurgos, La Union	432	about 408	about 1.06 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
559	Sucoc SurLuna, La Union	432	about 615	about 0.702 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
560	SayoanBacnotan, La Union	427	about 675	about 0.633 km²	−0.39% a year	Rural
561	Oaqui No. 2Luna, La Union	405	about 1,013	about 0.40 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
562	CaarusipanSan Juan, La Union	404	about 246	about 1.64 km²	1.29% a year	Rural
563	PilarBauang, La Union	402	about 4,398	about 0.0914 km²	−0.47% a year	Rural
564	CalabugaoSan Fernando City, La Union	397	about 166	about 2.39 km²	−0.42% a year	Rural
565	DalacdacBurgos, La Union	397	about 305	about 1.30 km²	−0.18% a year	Rural
566	MamayLuna, La Union	390	about 429	about 0.909 km²	3.20% a year	Rural
567	Central East No. 1Bangar, La Union	379	about 3,936	about 0.0963 km²	1.31% a year	Urban
568	Mabanengbeng 1stBacnotan, La Union	341	about 665	about 0.513 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
569	OaquingSan Juan, La Union	337	about 475	about 0.709 km²	−0.14% a year	Rural
570	Mabanengbeng 2ndBacnotan, La Union	335	about 574	about 0.584 km²	−2.61% a year	Rural
571	Barangay IIISan Fernando City, La Union	285	about 4,279	about 0.0666 km²	−1.77% a year	Urban
572	Pang-pangBacnotan, La Union	282	about 514	about 0.549 km²	−0.67% a year	Rural
573	BagutotBacnotan, La Union	267	about 236	about 1.13 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
574	QuidemSan Juan, La Union	267	about 308	about 0.868 km²	2.80% a year	Rural
575	AllangiganSan Juan, La Union	214	about 157	about 1.36 km²	−0.66% a year	Rural
576	CaggaoBangar, La Union	208	about 169	about 1.23 km²	1.94% 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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