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, 2,801 to 2,850 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Ilocos Region, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
2,801	BallaiguiSinait, Ilocos Sur	587	about 6,045	about 0.0971 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
2,802	Bgy. No. 52-A, San MateoLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	587	about 642	about 0.915 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
2,803	SalincobBacnotan, La Union	587	about 608	about 0.965 km²	4.68% a year	Rural
2,804	SacyudSan Fernando City, La Union	586	about 127	about 4.60 km²	−0.84% a year	Rural
2,805	BacquiBacnotan, La Union	585	about 649	about 0.901 km²	2.12% a year	Rural
2,806	TaguiporoBangui, Ilocos Norte	585	about 241	about 2.43 km²	4.29% a year	Rural
2,807	San JuanSolsona, Ilocos Norte	584	about 167	about 3.50 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
2,808	PandayanSan Juan, Ilocos Sur	583	about 2,524	about 0.231 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
2,809	San AndresCandon City, Ilocos Sur	582	about 375	about 1.55 km²	−3.04% a year	Rural
2,810	UbbogBacnotan, La Union	582	about 706	about 0.824 km²	−0.57% a year	Rural
2,811	Pagsanaan NorteMagsingal, Ilocos Sur	580	about 333	about 1.74 km²	2.89% a year	Rural
2,812	San AntonioSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur	580	about 84	about 6.90 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
2,813	AmpuaganSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur	579	about 705	about 0.821 km²	−1.85% a year	Rural
2,814	BarangobongNueva Era, Ilocos Norte	579	about 13	about 44.76 km²	6.63% a year	Rural
2,815	Matue-ButaragGregorio del Pilar, Ilocos Sur	578	about 36	about 15.84 km²	−4.06% a year	Rural
2,816	San JoseSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur	578	about 303	about 1.91 km²	−1.13% a year	Rural
2,817	DangleyAgno, Pangasinan	577	about 343	about 1.68 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
2,818	PadaoilSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur	577	about 382	about 1.51 km²	−0.45% a year	Rural
2,819	BalballosaSan Juan, La Union	576	about 480	about 1.20 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
2,820	CacaoitenMangatarem, Pangasinan	576	about 37	about 15.69 km²	2.58% a year	Rural
2,821	PuritacPinili, Ilocos Norte	575	about 298	about 1.93 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
2,822	BulbulalaPinili, Ilocos Norte	574	about 517	about 1.11 km²	2.92% a year	Rural
2,823	Butubut OesteBalaoan, La Union	574	about 602	about 0.954 km²	−0.37% a year	Rural
2,824	CalungboyanSanta, Ilocos Sur	574	about 260	about 2.21 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
2,825	San PedroSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur	574	about 821	about 0.699 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
2,826	SinabaanBautista, Pangasinan	573	about 1,929	about 0.297 km²	−1.41% a year	Rural
2,827	Old PoblacionBurgos, La Union	572	about 664	about 0.862 km²	2.84% a year	Rural
2,828	Santa BarbaraSarrat, Ilocos Norte	572	about 3,945	about 0.145 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
2,829	LeglegBacnotan, La Union	571	about 197	about 2.90 km²	−0.29% a year	Rural
2,830	BabayoanSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur	570	about 410	about 1.39 km²	−1.34% a year	Rural
2,831	NatbaBacarra, Ilocos Norte	570	about 571	about 0.998 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
2,832	PuragSinait, Ilocos Sur	570	about 1,098	about 0.519 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
2,833	BulbulalaSantiago, Ilocos Sur	569	about 499	about 1.14 km²	−1.65% a year	Rural
2,834	NanermanSanto Domingo, Ilocos Sur	569	about 1,208	about 0.471 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
2,835	BoroborSanto Domingo, Ilocos Sur	568	about 307	about 1.85 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
2,836	FloraSanto Domingo, Ilocos Sur	568	about 910	about 0.624 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
2,837	NagbalioartianSinait, Ilocos Sur	568	about 447	about 1.27 km²	1.95% a year	Rural
2,838	BantayMangatarem, Pangasinan	567	about 839	about 0.676 km²	3.41% a year	Rural
2,839	PaguraperSanto Domingo, Ilocos Sur	567	about 550	about 1.03 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
2,840	ParagosBayambang, Pangasinan	567	about 89	about 6.34 km²	−1.62% a year	Rural
2,841	BanbanabaSanta Lucia, Ilocos Sur	566	about 365	about 1.55 km²	3.42% a year	Rural
2,842	CandalicanSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur	565	about 1,464	about 0.386 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
2,843	ElefanteBanayoyo, Ilocos Sur	565	about 203	about 2.78 km²	−2.13% a year	Rural
2,844	San AgustinSarrat, Ilocos Norte	563	about 3,011	about 0.187 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
2,845	San Simon IBacarra, Ilocos Norte	563	about 3,254	about 0.173 km²	−2.92% a year	Rural
2,846	UtolBangui, Ilocos Norte	563	about 414	about 1.36 km²	−2.99% a year	Rural
2,847	BayabasSan Gabriel, La Union	562	about 41	about 13.66 km²	−2.06% a year	Rural
2,848	Poblacion WestNagbukel, Ilocos Sur	562	about 1,986	about 0.283 km²	−0.67% a year	Rural
2,849	SuyoLuna, La Union	562	about 608	about 0.924 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
2,850	BatbatoAlilem, Ilocos Sur	561	about 31	about 18.07 km²	−0.21% 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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