The Atlas

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, 101 to 150 shown, most people first.

Barangays in La Union, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
101	San LuisPugo, La Union	2,057	about 751	about 2.74 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
102	AmontocSan Gabriel, La Union	2,048	about 119	about 17.26 km²	−0.04% a year	Rural
103	BalawarteAgoo, La Union	2,039	about 17,280	about 0.118 km²	1.50% a year	Rural
104	CambalyBagulin, La Union	2,021	about 305	about 6.63 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
105	Santa AnaAgoo, La Union	2,016	about 1,145	about 1.76 km²	−0.85% a year	Rural
106	AmallapayTubao, La Union	2,006	about 494	about 4.06 km²	−0.23% a year	Rural
107	TalogtogSan Juan, La Union	1,986	about 1,168	about 1.70 km²	−1.78% a year	Rural
108	CabaroanBacnotan, La Union	1,983	about 2,107	about 0.941 km²	−0.81% a year	Rural
109	LangcuasSan Fernando City, La Union	1,977	about 946	about 2.09 km²	−0.98% a year	Rural
110	SuyoBagulin, La Union	1,975	about 278	about 7.11 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
111	Payocpoc Norte OesteBauang, La Union	1,961	about 810	about 2.42 km²	−0.57% a year	Rural
112	ParasapasRosario, La Union	1,960	about 281	about 6.97 km²	−1.41% a year	Rural
113	Santa TeresaTubao, La Union	1,945	about 977	about 1.99 km²	1.57% a year	Rural
114	NagtagaanRosario, La Union	1,939	about 729	about 2.66 km²	−1.57% a year	Rural
115	TuddinganNaguilian, La Union	1,938	about 623	about 3.11 km²	4.39% a year	Rural
116	Gumot-NagcolaranRosario, La Union	1,935	about 654	about 2.96 km²	−0.11% a year	Rural
117	Inabaan NorteRosario, La Union	1,927	about 364	about 5.30 km²	−1.48% a year	Rural
118	UbaganSanto Tomas, La Union	1,922	about 1,830	about 1.05 km²	1.54% a year	Rural
119	Poblacion WestRosario, La Union	1,918	about 3,922	about 0.489 km²	−0.58% a year	Urban
120	Parian EsteBauang, La Union	1,898	about 1,757	about 1.08 km²	−0.39% a year	Rural
121	San CarlosCaba, La Union	1,888	about 1,399	about 1.35 km²	5.64% a year	Rural
122	MagsaysayTubao, La Union	1,868	about 633	about 2.95 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
123	PudocBauang, La Union	1,858	about 968	about 1.92 km²	−0.47% a year	Rural
124	PatpataBalaoan, La Union	1,856	about 1,417	about 1.31 km²	3.62% a year	Rural
125	GonzalesTubao, La Union	1,855	about 2,023	about 0.917 km²	−0.72% a year	Rural
126	CuencaPugo, La Union	1,807	about 380	about 4.76 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
127	Leones EastTubao, La Union	1,800	about 1,636	about 1.10 km²	1.61% a year	Rural
128	San Jose SurAgoo, La Union	1,799	about 1,313	about 1.37 km²	−0.25% a year	Rural
129	Francia WestTubao, La Union	1,790	about 947	about 1.89 km²	−0.83% a year	Rural
130	Barangay ISan Fernando City, La Union	1,786	about 7,632	about 0.234 km²	−1.44% a year	Urban
131	PoblacionSanto Tomas, La Union	1,784	about 1,667	about 1.07 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
132	Dr. Camilo Osias Pob.Balaoan, La Union	1,782	about 3,689	about 0.483 km²	−0.15% a year	Urban
133	Ambaracao NorteNaguilian, La Union	1,762	about 368	about 4.79 km²	−0.97% a year	Rural
134	PoblacionSantol, La Union	1,743	about 211	about 8.27 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
135	CabalayanganBauang, La Union	1,719	about 332	about 5.18 km²	−0.89% a year	Rural
136	BalaocSanto Tomas, La Union	1,715	about 3,035	about 0.565 km²	2.33% a year	Rural
137	Francia SurTubao, La Union	1,704	about 704	about 2.42 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
138	Carunuan WestRosario, La Union	1,702	about 507	about 3.36 km²	−0.18% a year	Rural
139	BallayBauang, La Union	1,697	about 429	about 3.96 km²	−0.72% a year	Rural
140	MangaAringay, La Union	1,697	about 89	about 19.16 km²	−0.35% a year	Rural
141	DarigayosLuna, La Union	1,691	about 1,696	about 0.997 km²	−1.80% a year	Rural
142	CastroSudipen, La Union	1,690	about 202	about 8.38 km²	−0.49% a year	Rural
143	RizalTubao, La Union	1,689	about 223	about 7.57 km²	−0.56% a year	Rural
144	Santa BarbaraAgoo, La Union	1,689	about 3,796	about 0.445 km²	−0.78% a year	Urban
145	BaybaySanto Tomas, La Union	1,683	about 1,996	about 0.843 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
146	IpetSudipen, La Union	1,682	about 486	about 3.46 km²	−0.60% a year	Urban
147	Gusing NorteNaguilian, La Union	1,679	about 293	about 5.74 km²	1.75% a year	Rural
148	CabaruanSanto Tomas, La Union	1,666	about 992	about 1.68 km²	−0.86% a year	Rural
149	Nalvo SurLuna, La Union	1,666	about 974	about 1.71 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
150	CanaoaySan Fernando City, La Union	1,659	about 1,743	about 0.952 km²	−0.89% a year	Urban

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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