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, 201 to 250 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Ilocos Norte, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
201	EstanciaPasuquin, Ilocos Norte	1,160	about 823	about 1.41 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
202	Pagsanahan NorteBadoc, Ilocos Norte	1,158	about 1,199	about 0.966 km²	−0.25% a year	Rural
203	CapurictanSolsona, Ilocos Norte	1,156	about 361	about 3.20 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
204	PagdilaoPinili, Ilocos Norte	1,155	about 1,311	about 0.881 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
205	SungadanPaoay, Ilocos Norte	1,145	about 324	about 3.53 km²	−0.74% a year	Rural
206	FortunaMarcos, Ilocos Norte	1,144	about 241	about 4.74 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
207	DuripesBacarra, Ilocos Norte	1,142	about 510	about 2.24 km²	2.36% a year	Rural
208	NagbacalanBatac City, Ilocos Norte	1,142	about 166	about 6.88 km²	1.24% a year	Rural
209	Bgy. No. 38-A, Mangato EastLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	1,140	about 1,903	about 0.599 km²	−0.70% a year	Rural
210	San FelipeSarrat, Ilocos Norte	1,130	about 511	about 2.21 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
211	CadaratanBacarra, Ilocos Norte	1,128	about 1,191	about 0.947 km²	−1.71% a year	Rural
212	Bgy. No. 4, San GuillermoLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	1,126	about 10,523	about 0.107 km²	−1.32% a year	Rural
213	Santa Cruz NorteBadoc, Ilocos Norte	1,123	about 435	about 2.58 km²	5.01% a year	Rural
214	San IsidroDumalneg, Ilocos Norte	1,122	about 354	about 3.17 km²	2.17% a year	Rural
215	QuibelDumalneg, Ilocos Norte	1,118	about 53	about 21.05 km²	3.49% a year	Rural
216	Santa RosaSarrat, Ilocos Norte	1,116	about 286	about 3.90 km²	3.34% a year	Rural
217	ValdezMarcos, Ilocos Norte	1,112	about 450	about 2.47 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
218	BaniBacarra, Ilocos Norte	1,110	about 627	about 1.77 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
219	Poblacion 1Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte	1,108	about 5,568	about 0.199 km²	1.27% a year	Rural
220	ManayonBangui, Ilocos Norte	1,093	about 374	about 2.92 km²	2.23% a year	Rural
221	Bgy. No. 25, Santa CayetanaLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	1,091	about 6,199	about 0.176 km²	−1.13% a year	Rural
222	CaparispisanPagudpud, Ilocos Norte	1,090	about 64	about 17.11 km²	3.88% a year	Urban
223	CasilianBacarra, Ilocos Norte	1,089	about 322	about 3.38 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
224	CabaroanPiddig, Ilocos Norte	1,087	about 1,603	about 0.678 km²	3.02% a year	Rural
225	RayurayBatac City, Ilocos Norte	1,085	about 500	about 2.17 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
226	Santa AsuncionSan Nicolas, Ilocos Norte	1,084	about 444	about 2.44 km²	3.93% a year	Rural
227	Alay-NangbabaanBadoc, Ilocos Norte	1,082	about 598	about 1.81 km²	−0.18% a year	Rural
228	ValdezBanna, Ilocos Norte	1,082	about 925	about 1.17 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
229	Bgy. No. 3, Nstra. Sra. Del RosarioLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	1,079	about 8,364	about 0.129 km²	1.57% a year	Rural
230	LigayaPagudpud, Ilocos Norte	1,079	about 776	about 1.39 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
231	SangilBacarra, Ilocos Norte	1,076	about 742	about 1.45 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
232	DaratPinili, Ilocos Norte	1,072	about 1,081	about 0.992 km²	−0.20% a year	Urban
233	San FernandoSan Nicolas, Ilocos Norte	1,072	about 16,048	about 0.0668 km²	−1.28% a year	Urban
234	La Virgen MilagrosaBadoc, Ilocos Norte	1,071	about 885	about 1.21 km²	−0.53% a year	Rural
235	BagutDingras, Ilocos Norte	1,070	about 244	about 4.38 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
236	Bgy. No. 45, TangidLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	1,068	about 587	about 1.82 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
237	MarcosBanna, Ilocos Norte	1,068	about 636	about 1.68 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
238	ValbuenaPinili, Ilocos Norte	1,064	about 1,676	about 0.635 km²	−0.11% a year	Rural
239	Bgy. No. 24, Nstra. Sra. De ConsolacionLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	1,063	about 7,087	about 0.15 km²	−0.25% a year	Rural
240	AglipayBatac City, Ilocos Norte	1,060	about 8,413	about 0.126 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
241	Bgy. No. 13, Nstra. Sra. De VisitacionLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	1,060	about 2,236	about 0.474 km²	−7.39% a year	Urban
242	BinsangPasuquin, Ilocos Norte	1,059	about 357	about 2.97 km²	2.08% a year	Rural
243	Bgy. No. 16, San JacintoLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	1,058	about 7,723	about 0.137 km²	0.74% a year	Urban
244	San RoqueVintar, Ilocos Norte	1,055	about 986	about 1.07 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
245	NambaranBacarra, Ilocos Norte	1,051	about 312	about 3.37 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
246	Bgy. No. 26, San MarcelinoLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	1,050	about 1,974	about 0.532 km²	5.02% a year	Urban
247	Mabusag NorteBadoc, Ilocos Norte	1,044	about 842	about 1.24 km²	−1.78% a year	Rural
248	SantiagoSolsona, Ilocos Norte	1,037	about 340	about 3.05 km²	1.77% a year	Rural
249	Bgy. No. 62-B, Navotas SouthLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	1,030	about 528	about 1.95 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
250	Acosta Pob.Batac City, Ilocos Norte	1,027	about 9,088	about 0.113 km²	−0.71% 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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