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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, 251 to 300 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Ilocos Norte, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
251	FerdinandMarcos, Ilocos Norte	1,025	about 168	about 6.11 km²	1.46% a year	Rural
252	Bgy. No. 42, ApayaLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	1,022	about 296	about 3.45 km²	1.69% a year	Rural
253	TangaoanPiddig, Ilocos Norte	1,021	about 106	about 9.65 km²	−2.17% a year	Rural
254	EspirituDingras, Ilocos Norte	1,020	about 169	about 6.02 km²	−0.23% a year	Rural
255	ElizabethMarcos, Ilocos Norte	1,018	about 246	about 4.13 km²	−5.82% a year	Rural
256	LanasDingras, Ilocos Norte	1,018	about 469	about 2.17 km²	−1.01% a year	Rural
257	BangsarBanna, Ilocos Norte	1,017	about 203	about 5.01 km²	3.70% a year	Rural
258	Bgy. No. 59-A, Dibua SouthLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	1,017	about 656	about 1.55 km²	−1.97% a year	Rural
259	LumbadDingras, Ilocos Norte	1,016	about 436	about 2.33 km²	−1.43% a year	Rural
260	MalasinBangui, Ilocos Norte	1,016	about 388	about 2.62 km²	−0.28% a year	Rural
261	Bgy. No. 19, Santa MarcelaLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	1,013	about 7,449	about 0.136 km²	3.29% a year	Urban
262	TartarabangPinili, Ilocos Norte	1,008	about 800	about 1.26 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
263	Tapao-TigueCurrimao, Ilocos Norte	1,001	about 214	about 4.67 km²	3.31% a year	Rural
264	Bgy. No. 52-B, LataagLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	1,000	about 427	about 2.34 km²	3.31% a year	Rural
265	BatoBadoc, Ilocos Norte	999	about 598	about 1.67 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
266	BugayongNueva Era, Ilocos Norte	999	about 290	about 3.45 km²	1.47% a year	Rural
267	Santa RitaBacarra, Ilocos Norte	999	about 1,649	about 0.606 km²	−2.68% a year	Rural
268	Bgy. No. 54-B, CamangaanLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	998	about 728	about 1.37 km²	−0.19% a year	Rural
269	TarragPagudpud, Ilocos Norte	997	about 273	about 3.65 km²	1.42% a year	Rural
270	MacayepyepBanna, Ilocos Norte	995	about 232	about 4.28 km²	−1.37% a year	Rural
271	CaribquibBanna, Ilocos Norte	994	about 212	about 4.69 km²	−1.42% a year	Rural
272	CaunayanBatac City, Ilocos Norte	994	about 2,529	about 0.393 km²	−2.51% a year	Urban
273	PulangiBacarra, Ilocos Norte	994	about 298	about 3.34 km²	−2.21% a year	Rural
274	San NicolasVintar, Ilocos Norte	993	about 3,018	about 0.329 km²	−2.97% a year	Rural
275	San RoqueSarrat, Ilocos Norte	992	about 353	about 2.81 km²	2.42% a year	Rural
276	Bgy. No. 33-B, La Paz ProperLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	989	about 5,494	about 0.18 km²	−3.08% a year	Rural
277	CrispinaBanna, Ilocos Norte	986	about 279	about 3.53 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
278	Bgy. No. 22, San AndresLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	983	about 6,383	about 0.154 km²	−1.86% a year	Rural
279	Bgy. No. 33-A, La Paz ProperLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	983	about 983	about 1.00 km²	−4.58% a year	Rural
280	Bgy. No. 58, CasiliLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	983	about 793	about 1.24 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
281	San PedroBatac City, Ilocos Norte	981	about 127	about 7.72 km²	2.14% a year	Rural
282	San LorenzoSarrat, Ilocos Norte	979	about 823	about 1.19 km²	1.24% a year	Rural
283	MaruayaPiddig, Ilocos Norte	974	about 40	about 24.48 km²	1.72% a year	Rural
284	NagpatpatanSolsona, Ilocos Norte	972	about 325	about 2.99 km²	7.82% a year	Rural
285	ImeldaMarcos, Ilocos Norte	969	about 115	about 8.42 km²	2.51% a year	Rural
286	SulbecPasuquin, Ilocos Norte	967	about 177	about 5.45 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
287	DampigPagudpud, Ilocos Norte	965	about 77	about 12.61 km²	−1.44% a year	Rural
288	AlogoogBadoc, Ilocos Norte	963	about 2,849	about 0.338 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
289	San FranciscoSarrat, Ilocos Norte	963	about 2,554	about 0.377 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
290	San ManuelSarrat, Ilocos Norte	962	about 377	about 2.55 km²	2.22% a year	Rural
291	HilarioBanna, Ilocos Norte	960	about 589	about 1.63 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
292	BubuosSolsona, Ilocos Norte	957	about 535	about 1.79 km²	3.12% a year	Rural
293	San RufinoSan Nicolas, Ilocos Norte	955	about 16,933	about 0.0564 km²	−4.26% a year	Rural
294	San AgustinPaoay, Ilocos Norte	954	about 536	about 1.78 km²	−1.80% a year	Rural
295	BacsilDingras, Ilocos Norte	950	about 229	about 4.15 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
296	PasilPaoay, Ilocos Norte	948	about 449	about 2.11 km²	−2.17% a year	Rural
297	BinacagBanna, Ilocos Norte	943	about 139	about 6.79 km²	−0.25% a year	Rural
298	BugasiBanna, Ilocos Norte	942	about 125	about 7.51 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
299	PuyupuyanPasuquin, Ilocos Norte	942	about 504	about 1.87 km²	1.90% a year	Rural
300	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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