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, 151 to 200 shown, most people first.

Barangays in La Union, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
151	MacabatoAringay, La Union	1,656	about 266	about 6.23 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
152	CupangSanto Tomas, La Union	1,651	about 1,342	about 1.23 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
153	Paratong NorteBangar, La Union	1,649	about 2,626	about 0.628 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
154	CadapliBangar, La Union	1,648	about 1,169	about 1.41 km²	1.23% a year	Rural
155	PaaganSantol, La Union	1,635	about 192	about 8.52 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
156	CalungbuyanBalaoan, La Union	1,633	about 631	about 2.59 km²	−0.83% a year	Rural
157	Lioac NorteNaguilian, La Union	1,631	about 1,812	about 0.90 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
158	BaniRosario, La Union	1,626	about 1,077	about 1.51 km²	−0.71% a year	Rural
159	PidegTubao, La Union	1,618	about 240	about 6.74 km²	−0.76% a year	Rural
160	CabaroanSan Juan, La Union	1,617	about 1,483	about 1.09 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
161	VilaRosario, La Union	1,617	about 439	about 3.68 km²	−0.18% a year	Rural
162	DellesBurgos, La Union	1,612	about 113	about 14.29 km²	−0.04% a year	Rural
163	BatoNaguilian, La Union	1,609	about 408	about 3.94 km²	−0.96% a year	Rural
164	GarciaTubao, La Union	1,604	about 736	about 2.18 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
165	Leones WestTubao, La Union	1,600	about 856	about 1.87 km²	−0.40% a year	Rural
166	PongpongSanto Tomas, La Union	1,597	about 558	about 2.86 km²	−3.06% a year	Rural
167	BangcusaySan Fernando City, La Union	1,596	about 1,308	about 1.22 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
168	LacongSan Gabriel, La Union	1,591	about 115	about 13.88 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
169	Halog WestTubao, La Union	1,575	about 400	about 3.94 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
170	LinapewTubao, La Union	1,572	about 404	about 3.89 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
171	Dalumpinas EsteSan Fernando City, La Union	1,571	about 1,708	about 0.92 km²	−0.14% a year	Rural
172	BulbulalaBalaoan, La Union	1,570	about 1,180	about 1.33 km²	−3.41% a year	Rural
173	General Prim WestBangar, La Union	1,570	about 3,497	about 0.449 km²	−0.53% a year	Rural
174	MameltacSan Fernando City, La Union	1,558	about 1,857	about 0.839 km²	−0.77% a year	Rural
175	Nagsabaran NorteBalaoan, La Union	1,558	about 1,189	about 1.31 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
176	CasilaganSanto Tomas, La Union	1,557	about 497	about 3.13 km²	−1.27% a year	Rural
177	Al-alinao NorteNaguilian, La Union	1,554	about 529	about 2.94 km²	3.38% a year	Rural
178	CaoigueTubao, La Union	1,553	about 547	about 2.84 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
179	Dallangayan EsteSan Fernando City, La Union	1,553	about 1,564	about 0.993 km²	−1.20% a year	Rural
180	NagrebcanBauang, La Union	1,551	about 2,815	about 0.551 km²	−0.29% a year	Rural
181	San MiguelAgoo, La Union	1,550	about 1,230	about 1.26 km²	1.68% a year	Urban
182	Gusing SurNaguilian, La Union	1,547	about 410	about 3.77 km²	1.96% a year	Rural
183	Dalumpinas OesteSan Fernando City, La Union	1,545	about 3,259	about 0.474 km²	−0.73% a year	Urban
184	Santa RitaAgoo, La Union	1,543	about 1,143	about 1.35 km²	−0.43% a year	Rural
185	Palugsi-LimmansanganBauang, La Union	1,541	about 318	about 4.84 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
186	San Roque WestAgoo, La Union	1,540	about 880	about 1.75 km²	−0.29% a year	Rural
187	CadaclanSan Fernando City, La Union	1,520	about 332	about 4.58 km²	−1.55% a year	Rural
188	BacaniRosario, La Union	1,517	about 1,626	about 0.933 km²	−0.16% a year	Rural
189	Rimos No. 5Luna, La Union	1,515	about 2,073	about 0.731 km²	2.46% a year	Rural
190	Carunuan EastRosario, La Union	1,511	about 512	about 2.95 km²	−1.26% a year	Rural
191	ConsuegraBangar, La Union	1,507	about 5,957	about 0.253 km²	2.89% a year	Rural
192	FernandoSanto Tomas, La Union	1,506	about 259	about 5.82 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
193	San FelipeSan Juan, La Union	1,506	about 602	about 2.50 km²	1.33% a year	Rural
194	BungroSan Fernando City, La Union	1,505	about 1,067	about 1.41 km²	−1.23% a year	Rural
195	LomboySanto Tomas, La Union	1,501	about 1,377	about 1.09 km²	−0.57% a year	Rural
196	Pangao-aoan EastAringay, La Union	1,488	about 796	about 1.87 km²	2.91% a year	Rural
197	PandanBacnotan, La Union	1,487	about 2,950	about 0.504 km²	4.59% a year	Rural
198	BitalagBacnotan, La Union	1,485	about 503	about 2.95 km²	−1.86% a year	Rural
199	Maoasoas NortePugo, La Union	1,478	about 539	about 2.74 km²	3.34% a year	Rural
200	MangaanSantol, La Union	1,475	about 239	about 6.16 km²	6.46% 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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