The Atlas

Barangays in Ilocos Sur

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 Sur

Barangays in Ilocos Sur, at a glance

Barangays: 768^[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: 709,991^[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: 52 urban^[4]; 716 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Puro^[5]; Magsingal, Ilocos Sur; 5,037 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: Patiacan^[6]; Quirino, Ilocos Sur; about 45.68 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: Puro^{[5, 7]}; Magsingal, Ilocos Sur; 1.24% 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: 384 barangays^[7]

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.

768 barangays, 101 to 150 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Ilocos Sur, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
101	SabuananSanta Lucia, Ilocos Sur	1,506	about 1,609	about 0.936 km²	4.51% a year	Rural
102	AmbuloganNarvacan, Ilocos Sur	1,503	about 198	about 7.59 km²	−0.35% a year	Rural
103	DardaratCabugao, Ilocos Sur	1,491	about 654	about 2.28 km²	−0.91% a year	Rural
104	Santa LuciaNarvacan, Ilocos Sur	1,483	about 2,841	about 0.522 km²	−0.60% a year	Urban
105	BarbarSan Juan, Ilocos Sur	1,480	about 86	about 17.18 km²	2.05% a year	Rural
106	CaburaoSantiago, Ilocos Sur	1,478	about 979	about 1.51 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
107	CapariaanSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur	1,477	about 575	about 2.57 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
108	An-annamBantay, Ilocos Sur	1,476	about 706	about 2.09 km²	1.19% a year	Rural
109	ParatongSinait, Ilocos Sur	1,458	about 1,578	about 0.924 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
110	BaringcucurongSuyo, Ilocos Sur	1,453	about 218	about 6.65 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
111	ParasCandon City, Ilocos Sur	1,453	about 1,863	about 0.78 km²	−0.29% a year	Urban
112	MiramarMagsingal, Ilocos Sur	1,449	about 2,052	about 0.706 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
113	LinticBanayoyo, Ilocos Sur	1,445	about 605	about 2.39 km²	2.05% a year	Rural
114	AlulingCervantes, Ilocos Sur	1,439	about 41	about 35.37 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
115	DalawaAlilem, Ilocos Sur	1,435	about 126	about 11.37 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
116	BonifacioCabugao, Ilocos Sur	1,431	about 1,537	about 0.931 km²	−0.12% a year	Urban
117	TurodCabugao, Ilocos Sur	1,431	about 553	about 2.59 km²	−0.79% a year	Rural
118	SabanganSantiago, Ilocos Sur	1,422	about 1,623	about 0.876 km²	1.42% a year	Rural
119	CabaroanSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur	1,420	about 696	about 2.04 km²	2.27% a year	Rural
120	Barangay VIIVigan City, Ilocos Sur	1,415	about 5,202	about 0.272 km²	−2.87% a year	Rural
121	MarozoNarvacan, Ilocos Sur	1,415	about 288	about 4.91 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
122	SevillaSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur	1,415	about 354	about 4.00 km²	−0.73% a year	Rural
123	PoblacionSanta Catalina, Ilocos Sur	1,411	about 4,465	about 0.316 km²	−0.40% a year	Rural
124	Del PilarTagudin, Ilocos Sur	1,400	about 2,171	about 0.645 km²	−0.10% a year	Urban
125	CabuloanSanta Catalina, Ilocos Sur	1,392	about 2,224	about 0.626 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
126	NambaranSanto Domingo, Ilocos Sur	1,392	about 699	about 1.99 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
127	CabaroanSanta Catalina, Ilocos Sur	1,391	about 2,634	about 0.528 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
128	San JoseNarvacan, Ilocos Sur	1,389	about 2,144	about 0.648 km²	0.24% a year	Urban
129	LaoingenSanto Domingo, Ilocos Sur	1,384	about 215	about 6.43 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
130	TeppengSinait, Ilocos Sur	1,377	about 2,182	about 0.631 km²	−0.62% a year	Rural
131	ArnapCabugao, Ilocos Sur	1,376	about 894	about 1.54 km²	1.19% a year	Rural
132	ParatongVigan City, Ilocos Sur	1,371	about 3,608	about 0.38 km²	−0.02% a year	Rural
133	MantanasSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur	1,367	about 1,076	about 1.27 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
134	DinalaoanNarvacan, Ilocos Sur	1,365	about 1,083	about 1.26 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
135	Barangay VIVigan City, Ilocos Sur	1,363	about 14,287	about 0.0954 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
136	Tamurong PrimeroCandon City, Ilocos Sur	1,358	about 1,598	about 0.85 km²	−0.59% a year	Rural
137	RemediosCervantes, Ilocos Sur	1,353	about 132	about 10.23 km²	4.17% a year	Rural
138	TaguiporoBantay, Ilocos Sur	1,350	about 570	about 2.37 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
139	NagsupotanSan Juan, Ilocos Sur	1,342	about 591	about 2.27 km²	−1.25% a year	Rural
140	San Julian SurVigan City, Ilocos Sur	1,338	about 3,337	about 0.401 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
141	Bayubay NorteSan Vicente, Ilocos Sur	1,337	about 1,061	about 1.26 km²	−0.55% a year	Urban
142	RefaroSan Juan, Ilocos Sur	1,335	about 642	about 2.08 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
143	SilagSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur	1,329	about 259	about 5.14 km²	−1.48% a year	Rural
144	SinabaanSanta Catalina, Ilocos Sur	1,326	about 1,521	about 0.872 km²	−0.94% a year	Rural
145	BagarCandon City, Ilocos Sur	1,325	about 1,142	about 1.16 km²	1.21% a year	Rural
146	Parioc PrimeroCandon City, Ilocos Sur	1,319	about 415	about 3.18 km²	−1.13% a year	Rural
147	SalindegVigan City, Ilocos Sur	1,311	about 1,381	about 0.949 km²	−0.25% a year	Rural
148	MalingebBantay, Ilocos Sur	1,304	about 858	about 1.52 km²	−0.51% a year	Rural
149	MaratudoMagsingal, Ilocos Sur	1,303	about 61	about 21.45 km²	−0.29% a year	Rural
150	SagatSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur	1,303	about 1,623	about 0.803 km²	−0.44% 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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