The Atlas

Barangays in Ilocos Region

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 Region

Barangays in Ilocos Region, at a glance

Barangays: 3,267^[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: 5,342,453^[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: 363 urban^[4]; 2,904 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Bonuan Gueset^[5]; Dagupan City, Pangasinan; 24,943 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: Mangin^{[5, 7]}; Dagupan City, Pangasinan; 5.22% 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: 1,513 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Baay, −2.11% 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.

3,267 barangays, 1,951 to 2,000 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Ilocos Region, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,951	DangdanglaSan Juan, La Union	1,057	about 686	about 1.54 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
1,952	Padu ChicoSanto Domingo, Ilocos Sur	1,057	about 1,077	about 0.981 km²	1.51% a year	Rural
1,953	Poblacion EastSanta Maria, Pangasinan	1,056	about 6,684	about 0.158 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
1,954	SasabaSantol, La Union	1,056	about 116	about 9.11 km²	2.65% a year	Rural
1,955	Bulaoen EastSison, Pangasinan	1,055	about 728	about 1.45 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
1,956	MacatiwAlaminos City, Pangasinan	1,055	about 190	about 5.55 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
1,957	PoblacionBanayoyo, Ilocos Sur	1,055	about 1,428	about 0.739 km²	−0.95% a year	Rural
1,958	San RoqueVintar, Ilocos Norte	1,055	about 986	about 1.07 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
1,959	CacadiranCabugao, Ilocos Sur	1,053	about 353	about 2.98 km²	−0.52% a year	Rural
1,960	RabonRosario, La Union	1,053	about 476	about 2.21 km²	−1.47% a year	Rural
1,961	Ag-agraoSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur	1,052	about 523	about 2.01 km²	−0.54% a year	Rural
1,962	CallaguipCaoayan, Ilocos Sur	1,051	about 5,255	about 0.20 km²	2.66% a year	Rural
1,963	NambaranBacarra, Ilocos Norte	1,051	about 312	about 3.37 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
1,964	Bgy. No. 26, San MarcelinoLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	1,050	about 1,974	about 0.532 km²	5.02% a year	Urban
1,965	PNR Station SiteSan Carlos City, Pangasinan	1,050	about 2,966	about 0.354 km²	−0.29% a year	Rural
1,966	San AndresBalungao, Pangasinan	1,049	about 146	about 7.20 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
1,967	MagsaysaySan Jacinto, Pangasinan	1,048	about 10,871	about 0.0964 km²	−0.45% a year	Rural
1,968	MargaayCabugao, Ilocos Sur	1,047	about 865	about 1.21 km²	1.20% a year	Rural
1,969	GalongenBacnotan, La Union	1,046	about 1,761	about 0.594 km²	−2.39% a year	Rural
1,970	MalokiatPozorrubio, Pangasinan	1,046	about 523	about 2.00 km²	−3.22% a year	Rural
1,971	Mabusag NorteBadoc, Ilocos Norte	1,044	about 842	about 1.24 km²	−1.78% a year	Rural
1,972	MagsipingLuna, La Union	1,044	about 486	about 2.15 km²	2.03% a year	Rural
1,973	Anonang MayorCaoayan, Ilocos Sur	1,042	about 3,544	about 0.294 km²	2.04% a year	Rural
1,974	Bangaoilan EastBangar, La Union	1,042	about 939	about 1.11 km²	−0.23% a year	Rural
1,975	Palali SurSanta Lucia, Ilocos Sur	1,042	about 501	about 2.08 km²	3.09% a year	Rural
1,976	Barangay IIIVigan City, Ilocos Sur	1,040	about 6,541	about 0.159 km²	−1.93% a year	Urban
1,977	LagatitSanto Domingo, Ilocos Sur	1,040	about 349	about 2.98 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
1,978	LingsatBantay, Ilocos Sur	1,040	about 58	about 17.92 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
1,979	OrtegaBacnotan, La Union	1,040	about 248	about 4.20 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
1,980	FarolaTagudin, Ilocos Sur	1,039	about 3,395	about 0.306 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
1,981	DuplacUrbiztondo, Pangasinan	1,038	about 1,246	about 0.833 km²	−3.20% a year	Rural
1,982	LibsongSanta Maria, Pangasinan	1,038	about 1,296	about 0.801 km²	−0.81% a year	Rural
1,983	SantiagoSolsona, Ilocos Norte	1,037	about 340	about 3.05 km²	1.77% a year	Rural
1,984	San Rafael EastSan Nicolas, Pangasinan	1,036	about 448	about 2.31 km²	1.14% a year	Rural
1,985	BolaoenSual, Pangasinan	1,035	about 690	about 1.50 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
1,986	Don Alejandro QuirolgicoCaoayan, Ilocos Sur	1,035	about 556	about 1.86 km²	−2.76% a year	Urban
1,987	AmbalitePugo, La Union	1,033	about 288	about 3.59 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
1,988	CabugaoSuyo, Ilocos Sur	1,033	about 100	about 10.33 km²	−2.23% a year	Rural
1,989	PatarMabini, Pangasinan	1,031	about 195	about 5.30 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
1,990	Bgy. No. 62-B, Navotas SouthLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	1,030	about 528	about 1.95 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
1,991	BulanosNarvacan, Ilocos Sur	1,029	about 691	about 1.49 km²	−1.02% a year	Rural
1,992	CabalitianSual, Pangasinan	1,029	about 613	about 1.68 km²	−1.54% a year	Rural
1,993	Central East No. 2Bangar, La Union	1,029	about 7,679	about 0.134 km²	−0.39% a year	Rural
1,994	SidaoenSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur	1,028	about 952	about 1.08 km²	1.71% a year	Rural
1,995	Acosta Pob.Batac City, Ilocos Norte	1,027	about 9,088	about 0.113 km²	−0.71% a year	Rural
1,996	LucbanSan Carlos City, Pangasinan	1,027	about 5,492	about 0.187 km²	1.01% a year	Rural
1,997	ParatongSanta Lucia, Ilocos Sur	1,026	about 862	about 1.19 km²	1.73% a year	Rural
1,998	Santa Rita NorteAgoo, La Union	1,026	about 1,701	about 0.603 km²	−0.02% a year	Urban
1,999	FerdinandMarcos, Ilocos Norte	1,025	about 168	about 6.11 km²	1.46% a year	Rural
2,000	BalsaanSanto Tomas, La Union	1,024	about 1,832	about 0.559 km²	2.90% 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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