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, 2,101 to 2,150 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Ilocos Region, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
2,101	MaruayaPiddig, Ilocos Norte	974	about 40	about 24.48 km²	1.72% a year	Rural
2,102	NagpatpatanSolsona, Ilocos Norte	972	about 325	about 2.99 km²	7.82% a year	Rural
2,103	Busiing NorteSan Ildefonso, Ilocos Sur	971	about 1,235	about 0.786 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
2,104	TallaoenTagudin, Ilocos Sur	971	about 1,191	about 0.815 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
2,105	BuquigBantay, Ilocos Sur	970	about 2,687	about 0.361 km²	1.20% a year	Rural
2,106	CasilaganSan Juan, La Union	970	about 988	about 0.982 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
2,107	ImeldaMarcos, Ilocos Norte	969	about 115	about 8.42 km²	2.51% a year	Rural
2,108	PalloganTagudin, Ilocos Sur	969	about 187	about 5.17 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
2,109	BarbaritMagsingal, Ilocos Sur	968	about 386	about 2.51 km²	2.34% a year	Rural
2,110	BocbocSan Carlos City, Pangasinan	968	about 1,131	about 0.856 km²	−0.56% a year	Rural
2,111	Sapa PequeñaBurgos, Pangasinan	968	about 87	about 11.13 km²	−2.31% a year	Rural
2,112	NagtengngaSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur	967	about 546	about 1.77 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
2,113	SulbecPasuquin, Ilocos Norte	967	about 177	about 5.45 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
2,114	AmbangonanPugo, La Union	965	about 213	about 4.54 km²	−4.34% a year	Rural
2,115	DampigPagudpud, Ilocos Norte	965	about 77	about 12.61 km²	−1.44% a year	Rural
2,116	Ambayat IBayambang, Pangasinan	964	about 618	about 1.56 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
2,117	DinanumSan Juan, La Union	964	about 351	about 2.75 km²	2.52% a year	Rural
2,118	Poblacion NorteSalcedo, Ilocos Sur	964	about 954	about 1.01 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
2,119	AlogoogBadoc, Ilocos Norte	963	about 2,849	about 0.338 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
2,120	San FranciscoSarrat, Ilocos Norte	963	about 2,554	about 0.377 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
2,121	ApayaoSan Gabriel, La Union	962	about 86	about 11.24 km²	−0.57% a year	Rural
2,122	San ManuelSarrat, Ilocos Norte	962	about 377	about 2.55 km²	2.22% a year	Rural
2,123	Baraoas NorteNaguilian, La Union	960	about 449	about 2.14 km²	−1.26% a year	Rural
2,124	HilarioBanna, Ilocos Norte	960	about 589	about 1.63 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
2,125	BarangobongNatividad, Pangasinan	959	about 680	about 1.41 km²	3.29% a year	Rural
2,126	ManuevaSanta, Ilocos Sur	958	about 606	about 1.58 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
2,127	BaracbacTagudin, Ilocos Sur	957	about 613	about 1.56 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
2,128	BubuosSolsona, Ilocos Norte	957	about 535	about 1.79 km²	3.12% a year	Rural
2,129	San RufinoSan Nicolas, Ilocos Norte	955	about 16,933	about 0.0564 km²	−4.26% a year	Rural
2,130	LubnacTagudin, Ilocos Sur	954	about 585	about 1.63 km²	−0.81% a year	Rural
2,131	San AgustinPaoay, Ilocos Norte	954	about 536	about 1.78 km²	−1.80% a year	Rural
2,132	San Rafael CentroSan Nicolas, Pangasinan	954	about 589	about 1.62 km²	1.41% a year	Rural
2,133	BalacagPozorrubio, Pangasinan	953	about 288	about 3.31 km²	−0.67% a year	Rural
2,134	Poblacion NorteSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur	951	about 827	about 1.15 km²	−5.71% a year	Urban
2,135	BacsilDingras, Ilocos Norte	950	about 229	about 4.15 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
2,136	Salvador PrimeroCandon City, Ilocos Sur	950	about 492	about 1.93 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
2,137	Naglaoa-anSanto Domingo, Ilocos Sur	948	about 568	about 1.67 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
2,138	PasilPaoay, Ilocos Norte	948	about 449	about 2.11 km²	−2.17% a year	Rural
2,139	Ar-arampangBalaoan, La Union	947	about 478	about 1.98 km²	−0.72% a year	Rural
2,140	MasupeBalaoan, La Union	947	about 667	about 1.42 km²	−0.30% a year	Rural
2,141	PatarAgno, Pangasinan	947	about 48	about 19.79 km²	−2.75% a year	Rural
2,142	Purok-a-dackelVigan City, Ilocos Sur	946	about 2,365	about 0.40 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
2,143	AquibNarvacan, Ilocos Sur	945	about 323	about 2.93 km²	−0.25% a year	Rural
2,144	Sioasio EastSual, Pangasinan	944	about 112	about 8.40 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
2,145	BahetSan Ildefonso, Ilocos Sur	943	about 960	about 0.982 km²	−1.16% a year	Urban
2,146	BidbidayGalimuyod, Ilocos Sur	943	about 633	about 1.49 km²	3.56% a year	Rural
2,147	BinacagBanna, Ilocos Norte	943	about 139	about 6.79 km²	−0.25% a year	Rural
2,148	BugasiBanna, Ilocos Norte	942	about 125	about 7.51 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
2,149	PuyupuyanPasuquin, Ilocos Norte	942	about 504	about 1.87 km²	1.90% a year	Rural
2,150	NagsurotBurgos, Ilocos Norte	941	about 82	about 11.44 km²	1.02% 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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