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, 101 to 150 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Ilocos Norte, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
101	Quiling NorteBatac City, Ilocos Norte	1,576	about 415	about 3.80 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
102	San GregorioSan Nicolas, Ilocos Norte	1,569	about 8,302	about 0.189 km²	−5.51% a year	Rural
103	CamandinganBatac City, Ilocos Norte	1,561	about 164	about 9.52 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
104	Bgy. No. 32-A, La Paz EastLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	1,545	about 4,491	about 0.344 km²	2.48% a year	Rural
105	San LucasSan Nicolas, Ilocos Norte	1,545	about 15,765	about 0.098 km²	4.62% a year	Rural
106	ParadoDingras, Ilocos Norte	1,540	about 933	about 1.65 km²	−0.35% a year	Rural
107	GuerreroDingras, Ilocos Norte	1,531	about 1,355	about 1.13 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
108	Bgy. No. 32-C La Paz EastLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	1,528	about 1,821	about 0.839 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
109	BarcelonaSolsona, Ilocos Norte	1,521	about 454	about 3.35 km²	1.92% a year	Rural
110	San RamonVintar, Ilocos Norte	1,521	about 394	about 3.86 km²	2.45% a year	Rural
111	Santa MariaPiddig, Ilocos Norte	1,521	about 183	about 8.32 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
112	SusugaenPasuquin, Ilocos Norte	1,521	about 539	about 2.82 km²	3.48% a year	Rural
113	Bgy. No. 29, Santo TomasLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	1,511	about 1,001	about 1.51 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
114	LoingPiddig, Ilocos Norte	1,507	about 2,439	about 0.618 km²	−1.05% a year	Rural
115	SaludaresDingras, Ilocos Norte	1,492	about 883	about 1.69 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
116	PaltitBadoc, Ilocos Norte	1,490	about 703	about 2.12 km²	−1.53% a year	Rural
117	Bgy. No. 28, San BernardoLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	1,489	about 1,262	about 1.18 km²	−0.94% a year	Rural
118	CaraitanBadoc, Ilocos Norte	1,480	about 594	about 2.49 km²	1.50% a year	Rural
119	VisayaVintar, Ilocos Norte	1,477	about 33	about 45.36 km²	6.14% a year	Rural
120	NapuBadoc, Ilocos Norte	1,472	about 903	about 1.63 km²	−0.67% a year	Rural
121	Baoa WestBatac City, Ilocos Norte	1,471	about 438	about 3.36 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
122	DarasdasSolsona, Ilocos Norte	1,471	about 654	about 2.25 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
123	PuttaoSolsona, Ilocos Norte	1,470	about 318	about 4.62 km²	2.97% a year	Rural
124	LubiganBadoc, Ilocos Norte	1,464	about 414	about 3.54 km²	1.41% a year	Rural
125	San JoaquinSarrat, Ilocos Norte	1,460	about 1,640	about 0.89 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
126	LauretaSolsona, Ilocos Norte	1,453	about 1,384	about 1.05 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
127	ParutVintar, Ilocos Norte	1,452	about 407	about 3.57 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
128	CaruanPasuquin, Ilocos Norte	1,448	about 183	about 7.90 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
129	SuyoDingras, Ilocos Norte	1,445	about 303	about 4.77 km²	0.69% a year	Urban
130	Santa AnaSolsona, Ilocos Norte	1,443	about 252	about 5.72 km²	2.86% a year	Rural
131	Pagsanahan SurBadoc, Ilocos Norte	1,439	about 808	about 1.78 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
132	CabaruanBacarra, Ilocos Norte	1,437	about 479	about 3.00 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
133	TamdaganVintar, Ilocos Norte	1,437	about 87	about 16.44 km²	1.49% a year	Rural
134	PayaoBatac City, Ilocos Norte	1,436	about 191	about 7.53 km²	−0.35% a year	Rural
135	ParangopongBatac City, Ilocos Norte	1,434	about 470	about 3.05 km²	3.29% a year	Rural
136	Poblacion 4Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte	1,433	about 1,774	about 0.808 km²	−0.63% a year	Rural
137	ColoBatac City, Ilocos Norte	1,423	about 361	about 3.94 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
138	CatangraranSolsona, Ilocos Norte	1,416	about 165	about 8.59 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
139	Bgy. No. 15, San GuillermoLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	1,411	about 15,455	about 0.0913 km²	7.62% a year	Urban
140	SulquianoDingras, Ilocos Norte	1,403	about 312	about 4.50 km²	−1.24% a year	Rural
141	Alejo MalasigVintar, Ilocos Norte	1,396	about 709	about 1.97 km²	3.08% a year	Rural
142	BurayocPagudpud, Ilocos Norte	1,389	about 300	about 4.63 km²	−1.20% a year	Rural
143	SumaderBatac City, Ilocos Norte	1,384	about 174	about 7.95 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
144	Bgy. No. 56-B, Bacsil SouthLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	1,382	about 512	about 2.70 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
145	AbkirVintar, Ilocos Norte	1,377	about 508	about 2.71 km²	1.84% a year	Rural
146	Bgy. No. 60-A, CaaoacanLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	1,376	about 2,991	about 0.46 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
147	BadioPinili, Ilocos Norte	1,374	about 449	about 3.06 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
148	Bgy. No. 55-C, ViraLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	1,371	about 594	about 2.31 km²	−1.50% a year	Rural
149	Bgy. No. 32-B, La Paz WestLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	1,370	about 717	about 1.91 km²	5.43% a year	Rural
150	NagsangaPasuquin, Ilocos Norte	1,370	about 913	about 1.50 km²	0.62% 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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