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, 151 to 200 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Ilocos Norte, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
151	San MarcosSarrat, Ilocos Norte	1,364	about 775	about 1.76 km²	−0.67% a year	Urban
152	AringBadoc, Ilocos Norte	1,363	about 1,206	about 1.13 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
153	BulbulalaVintar, Ilocos Norte	1,363	about 263	about 5.19 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
154	SaudBadoc, Ilocos Norte	1,358	about 566	about 2.40 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
155	Bgy. No. 5, San PedroLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	1,350	about 4,397	about 0.307 km²	−0.58% a year	Urban
156	NalasinPaoay, Ilocos Norte	1,341	about 278	about 4.83 km²	−0.65% a year	Rural
157	MariquetSolsona, Ilocos Norte	1,340	about 385	about 3.48 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
158	CalambegPiddig, Ilocos Norte	1,337	about 268	about 4.98 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
159	Bgy. No. 21, San PedroLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	1,332	about 14,816	about 0.0899 km²	1.30% a year	Rural
160	San JoseSan Nicolas, Ilocos Norte	1,331	about 9,116	about 0.146 km²	−2.07% a year	Rural
161	CaliDingras, Ilocos Norte	1,326	about 495	about 2.68 km²	−0.31% a year	Rural
162	BomitogBanna, Ilocos Norte	1,325	about 118	about 11.24 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
163	Bgy. No. 48-B, Cabungaan SouthLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	1,324	about 1,026	about 1.29 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
164	PeraltaDingras, Ilocos Norte	1,318	about 2,129	about 0.619 km²	−0.40% a year	Rural
165	GarretaBadoc, Ilocos Norte	1,313	about 4,436	about 0.296 km²	−1.24% a year	Urban
166	DipilatVintar, Ilocos Norte	1,294	about 49	about 26.57 km²	1.60% a year	Rural
167	ElizabethDingras, Ilocos Norte	1,293	about 245	about 5.27 km²	4.27% a year	Rural
168	SuabitBatac City, Ilocos Norte	1,279	about 6,803	about 0.188 km²	1.36% a year	Urban
169	San AntonioSarrat, Ilocos Norte	1,273	about 501	about 2.54 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
170	San LeandroSarrat, Ilocos Norte	1,272	about 4,782	about 0.266 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
171	GaangCurrimao, Ilocos Norte	1,265	about 8,785	about 0.144 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
172	ParatongPaoay, Ilocos Norte	1,261	about 568	about 2.22 km²	2.99% a year	Rural
173	MabalengBatac City, Ilocos Norte	1,260	about 235	about 5.36 km²	1.96% a year	Rural
174	Bgy. No. 38-B, Mangato WestLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	1,255	about 650	about 1.93 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
175	PimentelBatac City, Ilocos Norte	1,249	about 259	about 4.83 km²	1.66% a year	Rural
176	CatagtaguenBanna, Ilocos Norte	1,245	about 188	about 6.61 km²	−1.36% a year	Rural
177	PasiocanBacarra, Ilocos Norte	1,245	about 388	about 3.21 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
178	BaduangPagudpud, Ilocos Norte	1,239	about 666	about 1.86 km²	2.21% a year	Rural
179	SacritanPinili, Ilocos Norte	1,239	about 590	about 2.10 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
180	SinamarBanna, Ilocos Norte	1,238	about 283	about 4.38 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
181	Mabusag SurBadoc, Ilocos Norte	1,237	about 1,031	about 1.20 km²	2.09% a year	Rural
182	MedinaDingras, Ilocos Norte	1,229	about 891	about 1.38 km²	−1.30% a year	Rural
183	CabittauranNueva Era, Ilocos Norte	1,220	about 90	about 13.50 km²	3.08% a year	Rural
184	San IsidroSarrat, Ilocos Norte	1,215	about 325	about 3.74 km²	2.35% a year	Urban
185	CamangaBadoc, Ilocos Norte	1,209	about 324	about 3.73 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
186	Bgy. No. 6, San AgustinLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	1,196	about 12,394	about 0.0965 km²	−1.37% a year	Urban
187	SalsalamaguiVintar, Ilocos Norte	1,195	about 204	about 5.87 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
188	TalugtogSolsona, Ilocos Norte	1,194	about 436	about 2.74 km²	2.08% a year	Rural
189	MaanantengSolsona, Ilocos Norte	1,193	about 195	about 6.13 km²	−1.93% a year	Rural
190	VerDingras, Ilocos Norte	1,191	about 205	about 5.81 km²	−0.63% a year	Rural
191	TabtabaganBanna, Ilocos Norte	1,190	about 372	about 3.20 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
192	UguisNueva Era, Ilocos Norte	1,185	about 23	about 50.66 km²	1.93% a year	Rural
193	BagbagoSolsona, Ilocos Norte	1,181	about 270	about 4.38 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
194	Bgy. No. 20, San MiguelLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	1,174	about 12,128	about 0.0968 km²	5.08% a year	Rural
195	Bgy. No. 43, CavitLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	1,174	about 772	about 1.52 km²	0.71% a year	Urban
196	AnaoPiddig, Ilocos Norte	1,172	about 3,595	about 0.326 km²	−1.23% a year	Rural
197	San MateoBatac City, Ilocos Norte	1,166	about 678	about 1.72 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
198	MabutiMarcos, Ilocos Norte	1,164	about 127	about 9.17 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
199	NaguillanNueva Era, Ilocos Norte	1,164	about 33	about 34.92 km²	2.67% a year	Rural
200	CabusliganBacarra, Ilocos Norte	1,160	about 835	about 1.39 km²	−0.21% 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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