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, 201 to 250 shown, most people first.

Barangays in La Union, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
201	MarcosRosario, La Union	1,472	about 233	about 6.31 km²	−0.47% a year	Rural
202	NagsabaranBangar, La Union	1,471	about 2,212	about 0.665 km²	−0.18% a year	Rural
203	MadayegdegSan Fernando City, La Union	1,468	about 2,802	about 0.524 km²	−3.85% a year	Urban
204	Santo Domingo NorteLuna, La Union	1,467	about 1,071	about 1.37 km²	−0.02% a year	Rural
205	NagyubuyubanSan Fernando City, La Union	1,464	about 318	about 4.60 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
206	Santo Rosario EastAringay, La Union	1,459	about 1,623	about 0.899 km²	−0.80% a year	Rural
207	AlmeidaBalaoan, La Union	1,458	about 414	about 3.52 km²	−0.57% a year	Rural
208	BagbagBauang, La Union	1,458	about 1,538	about 0.948 km²	1.70% a year	Rural
209	Inabaan SurRosario, La Union	1,456	about 451	about 3.23 km²	−0.34% a year	Rural
210	San Juan WestAringay, La Union	1,455	about 466	about 3.12 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
211	AlzateBangar, La Union	1,452	about 5,438	about 0.267 km²	−0.47% a year	Rural
212	Santa MonicaBauang, La Union	1,446	about 178	about 8.11 km²	2.99% a year	Rural
213	TammocalaoBacnotan, La Union	1,444	about 1,301	about 1.11 km²	−0.10% a year	Rural
214	PanicsicanSan Juan, La Union	1,443	about 2,343	about 0.616 km²	−0.51% a year	Urban
215	UrayongBauang, La Union	1,440	about 1,333	about 1.08 km²	−0.35% a year	Rural
216	ConsolacionAgoo, La Union	1,434	about 4,039	about 0.355 km²	−4.19% a year	Urban
217	NaguitubanSan Juan, La Union	1,432	about 961	about 1.49 km²	4.43% a year	Rural
218	Macalva SurAgoo, La Union	1,423	about 608	about 2.34 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
219	Benteng-SapilangRosario, La Union	1,420	about 544	about 2.61 km²	−0.10% a year	Rural
220	BucayabBauang, La Union	1,417	about 644	about 2.20 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
221	SaytanPugo, La Union	1,416	about 610	about 2.32 km²	−0.10% a year	Rural
222	Macalva NorteAgoo, La Union	1,412	about 471	about 3.00 km²	3.57% a year	Rural
223	CardizBagulin, La Union	1,410	about 99	about 14.24 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
224	Las-udCaba, La Union	1,404	about 3,744	about 0.375 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
225	San Joaquin SurAgoo, La Union	1,400	about 1,563	about 0.896 km²	−1.74% a year	Rural
226	SobredilloCaba, La Union	1,397	about 392	about 3.56 km²	−0.19% a year	Rural
227	CalliatBalaoan, La Union	1,396	about 1,491	about 0.936 km²	−0.49% a year	Rural
228	TococSanto Tomas, La Union	1,388	about 789	about 1.76 km²	3.45% a year	Rural
229	San Joaquin NorteAgoo, La Union	1,386	about 2,534	about 0.547 km²	−1.83% a year	Urban
230	BungolBalaoan, La Union	1,381	about 282	about 4.89 km²	−0.62% a year	Rural
231	San BlasBangar, La Union	1,380	about 577	about 2.39 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
232	VictoriaLuna, La Union	1,379	about 2,540	about 0.543 km²	−0.98% a year	Rural
233	San CornelioCaba, La Union	1,377	about 302	about 4.56 km²	−0.52% a year	Rural
234	BancaganNaguilian, La Union	1,374	about 387	about 3.55 km²	4.36% a year	Rural
235	Butubut NorteBalaoan, La Union	1,371	about 902	about 1.52 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
236	NalasinBalaoan, La Union	1,369	about 3,176	about 0.431 km²	−1.84% a year	Rural
237	San FerminCaba, La Union	1,369	about 124	about 11.05 km²	4.53% a year	Rural
238	Luzong NorteBangar, La Union	1,367	about 322	about 4.24 km²	2.23% a year	Rural
239	SengngatSudipen, La Union	1,367	about 412	about 3.32 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
240	San Vicente SurAgoo, La Union	1,364	about 2,812	about 0.485 km²	3.88% a year	Rural
241	CabarsicanBacnotan, La Union	1,356	about 1,304	about 1.04 km²	−0.73% a year	Rural
242	San Simon WestAringay, La Union	1,354	about 553	about 2.45 km²	−0.52% a year	Rural
243	LiquiciaCaba, La Union	1,353	about 195	about 6.95 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
244	Nalvo NorteLuna, La Union	1,349	about 645	about 2.09 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
245	BarracaBangar, La Union	1,345	about 5,723	about 0.235 km²	−0.16% a year	Rural
246	Old CentralSudipen, La Union	1,339	about 609	about 2.20 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
247	GallanoAringay, La Union	1,338	about 154	about 8.67 km²	2.00% a year	Rural
248	ImeldaNaguilian, La Union	1,336	about 5,590	about 0.239 km²	3.73% a year	Rural
249	Lettac NorteSantol, La Union	1,331	about 196	about 6.80 km²	−0.48% a year	Rural
250	Pantar NorteBalaoan, La Union	1,328	about 1,714	about 0.775 km²	−0.73% 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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