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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, 51 to 100 shown, most people first.

Barangays in La Union, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
51	Ili NorteSan Juan, La Union	2,660	about 2,949	about 0.902 km²	−2.12% a year	Urban
52	CorrooySantol, La Union	2,645	about 305	about 8.68 km²	1.89% a year	Rural
53	Ilocanos SurSan Fernando City, La Union	2,642	about 21,306	about 0.124 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
54	BailSanto Tomas, La Union	2,638	about 460	about 5.73 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
55	PagudpudSan Fernando City, La Union	2,638	about 3,920	about 0.673 km²	4.56% a year	Rural
56	OrtizNaguilian, La Union	2,632	about 3,202	about 0.822 km²	−1.34% a year	Urban
57	Ili SurSan Juan, La Union	2,623	about 3,207	about 0.818 km²	−0.58% a year	Urban
58	NamonitanSanto Tomas, La Union	2,622	about 3,862	about 0.679 km²	9.22% a year	Rural
59	Santiago SurSan Fernando City, La Union	2,601	about 1,193	about 2.18 km²	4.34% a year	Rural
60	San Manuel NorteAgoo, La Union	2,595	about 3,115	about 0.833 km²	2.05% a year	Rural
61	BumbunegSan Gabriel, La Union	2,579	about 348	about 7.41 km²	−1.04% a year	Rural
62	UdiaoRosario, La Union	2,515	about 2,548	about 0.987 km²	−0.36% a year	Urban
63	CasantaanSanto Tomas, La Union	2,505	about 3,689	about 0.679 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
64	San Agustin EastAgoo, La Union	2,496	about 1,410	about 1.77 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
65	Baccuit NorteBauang, La Union	2,491	about 3,797	about 0.656 km²	−0.59% a year	Urban
66	CalumbayaBauang, La Union	2,490	about 1,976	about 1.26 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
67	RissingBangar, La Union	2,488	about 507	about 4.91 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
68	CaresPugo, La Union	2,482	about 399	about 6.22 km²	−2.07% a year	Urban
69	DamortisRosario, La Union	2,479	about 2,785	about 0.89 km²	−0.84% a year	Rural
70	DagupBagulin, La Union	2,453	about 191	about 12.84 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
71	NamboonganSanto Tomas, La Union	2,439	about 1,297	about 1.88 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
72	San AgustinSan Fernando City, La Union	2,395	about 6,843	about 0.35 km²	1.30% a year	Urban
73	MagallanesLuna, La Union	2,355	about 3,557	about 0.662 km²	1.29% a year	Rural
74	AmlangRosario, La Union	2,347	about 631	about 3.72 km²	−0.13% a year	Rural
75	Dallangayan OesteSan Fernando City, La Union	2,325	about 2,257	about 1.03 km²	1.87% a year	Rural
76	CarlatanSan Fernando City, La Union	2,307	about 2,954	about 0.781 km²	−0.40% a year	Urban
77	UrbiztondoSan Juan, La Union	2,304	about 1,182	about 1.95 km²	0.26% a year	Urban
78	Poblacion EastRosario, La Union	2,257	about 7,304	about 0.309 km²	−2.32% a year	Urban
79	San IsidroAgoo, La Union	2,230	about 5,822	about 0.383 km²	−0.99% a year	Rural
80	BucaoSan Gabriel, La Union	2,227	about 497	about 4.48 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
81	GanaCaba, La Union	2,216	about 1,439	about 1.54 km²	−0.34% a year	Rural
82	NazarenoAgoo, La Union	2,211	about 1,546	about 1.43 km²	−0.23% a year	Rural
83	Santiago SurCaba, La Union	2,189	about 1,621	about 1.35 km²	1.21% a year	Rural
84	DiliBauang, La Union	2,182	about 2,604	about 0.838 km²	−0.65% a year	Rural
85	BarrientosLuna, La Union	2,181	about 1,205	about 1.81 km²	1.88% a year	Rural
86	MindoroBangar, La Union	2,161	about 1,441	about 1.50 km²	1.53% a year	Rural
87	ParaoirBalaoan, La Union	2,161	about 623	about 3.47 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
88	CasilaganNaguilian, La Union	2,157	about 260	about 8.29 km²	−0.39% a year	Rural
89	TabernaBauang, La Union	2,150	about 2,521	about 0.853 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
90	BariquirNaguilian, La Union	2,142	about 1,203	about 1.78 km²	−1.72% a year	Rural
91	AnduyanTubao, La Union	2,138	about 715	about 2.99 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
92	San Julian WestAgoo, La Union	2,118	about 6,086	about 0.348 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
93	San MarcosAgoo, La Union	2,116	about 10,475	about 0.202 km²	−0.83% a year	Rural
94	Cabaritan SurNaguilian, La Union	2,112	about 1,354	about 1.56 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
95	Dal-lipaoenNaguilian, La Union	2,105	about 1,349	about 1.56 km²	3.92% a year	Rural
96	Santa CeciliaAringay, La Union	2,099	about 709	about 2.96 km²	1.01% a year	Rural
97	BascaAringay, La Union	2,095	about 136	about 15.35 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
98	PalinaPugo, La Union	2,092	about 128	about 16.36 km²	−0.84% a year	Rural
99	San AntonioAgoo, La Union	2,083	about 1,310	about 1.59 km²	−2.86% a year	Urban
100	Santo Rosario WestAringay, La Union	2,076	about 1,054	about 1.97 km²	1.33% 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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