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Barangays in Ilocos Sur

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 Sur

Barangays in Ilocos Sur, at a glance

Barangays: 768^[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: 709,991^[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: 52 urban^[4]; 716 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Puro^[5]; Magsingal, Ilocos Sur; 5,037 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: Patiacan^[6]; Quirino, Ilocos Sur; about 45.68 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: Puro^{[5, 7]}; Magsingal, Ilocos Sur; 1.24% 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: 384 barangays^[7]

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.

768 barangays, 251 to 300 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Ilocos Sur, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
251	BoronoTagudin, Ilocos Sur	1,017	about 855	about 1.19 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
252	Barangay 3Bantay, Ilocos Sur	1,016	about 10,507	about 0.0967 km²	−0.81% a year	Rural
253	CapangdananBantay, Ilocos Sur	1,015	about 281	about 3.61 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
254	ResurreccionSan Juan, Ilocos Sur	1,014	about 2,654	about 0.382 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
255	Turod-PatacCabugao, Ilocos Sur	1,012	about 325	about 3.11 km²	1.53% a year	Rural
256	AraganCabugao, Ilocos Sur	1,009	about 78	about 12.87 km²	1.87% a year	Rural
257	AlanganMagsingal, Ilocos Sur	1,008	about 650	about 1.55 km²	1.69% a year	Rural
258	San JulianBantay, Ilocos Sur	1,006	about 915	about 1.10 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
259	San PabloSan Esteban, Ilocos Sur	1,006	about 1,663	about 0.605 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
260	NagsabaranSan Juan, Ilocos Sur	1,005	about 674	about 1.49 km²	1.28% a year	Rural
261	Poblacion NorteLidlidda, Ilocos Sur	1,004	about 179	about 5.60 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
262	GuimodBantay, Ilocos Sur	1,003	about 475	about 2.11 km²	−2.57% a year	Urban
263	Poblacion NorteSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur	997	about 1,524	about 0.654 km²	−0.14% a year	Rural
264	NangalisanSanta Lucia, Ilocos Sur	993	about 1,686	about 0.589 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
265	PaoaVigan City, Ilocos Sur	993	about 1,366	about 0.727 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
266	BacsilSan Juan, Ilocos Sur	990	about 692	about 1.43 km²	−0.53% a year	Rural
267	LancuasSan Emilio, Ilocos Sur	990	about 41	about 24.31 km²	1.46% a year	Rural
268	Guimod SurSan Juan, Ilocos Sur	989	about 578	about 1.71 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
269	NapoMagsingal, Ilocos Sur	989	about 356	about 2.78 km²	−1.04% a year	Rural
270	San IsidroBantay, Ilocos Sur	981	about 917	about 1.07 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
271	BarangobongSanta Lucia, Ilocos Sur	978	about 1,167	about 0.838 km²	4.41% a year	Rural
272	San AntonioCandon City, Ilocos Sur	978	about 7,353	about 0.133 km²	−0.67% a year	Urban
273	AlfonsoGregorio del Pilar, Ilocos Sur	976	about 59	about 16.50 km²	−0.51% a year	Rural
274	CabaroanBantay, Ilocos Sur	974	about 3,347	about 0.291 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
275	Busiing NorteSan Ildefonso, Ilocos Sur	971	about 1,235	about 0.786 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
276	TallaoenTagudin, Ilocos Sur	971	about 1,191	about 0.815 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
277	BuquigBantay, Ilocos Sur	970	about 2,687	about 0.361 km²	1.20% a year	Rural
278	PalloganTagudin, Ilocos Sur	969	about 187	about 5.17 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
279	BarbaritMagsingal, Ilocos Sur	968	about 386	about 2.51 km²	2.34% a year	Rural
280	NagtengngaSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur	967	about 546	about 1.77 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
281	Poblacion NorteSalcedo, Ilocos Sur	964	about 954	about 1.01 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
282	ManuevaSanta, Ilocos Sur	958	about 606	about 1.58 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
283	BaracbacTagudin, Ilocos Sur	957	about 613	about 1.56 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
284	LubnacTagudin, Ilocos Sur	954	about 585	about 1.63 km²	−0.81% a year	Rural
285	Poblacion NorteSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur	951	about 827	about 1.15 km²	−5.71% a year	Urban
286	Salvador PrimeroCandon City, Ilocos Sur	950	about 492	about 1.93 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
287	Naglaoa-anSanto Domingo, Ilocos Sur	948	about 568	about 1.67 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
288	Purok-a-dackelVigan City, Ilocos Sur	946	about 2,365	about 0.40 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
289	AquibNarvacan, Ilocos Sur	945	about 323	about 2.93 km²	−0.25% a year	Rural
290	BahetSan Ildefonso, Ilocos Sur	943	about 960	about 0.982 km²	−1.16% a year	Urban
291	BidbidayGalimuyod, Ilocos Sur	943	about 633	about 1.49 km²	3.56% a year	Rural
292	BaliwSan Juan, Ilocos Sur	940	about 514	about 1.83 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
293	Maynganay NorteSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur	939	about 1,336	about 0.703 km²	1.65% a year	Rural
294	San LuisCervantes, Ilocos Sur	939	about 37	about 25.31 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
295	Tamurong SegundoCandon City, Ilocos Sur	939	about 666	about 1.41 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
296	Maynganay SurSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur	938	about 1,278	about 0.734 km²	2.92% a year	Urban
297	AnaaoAlilem, Ilocos Sur	934	about 103	about 9.10 km²	1.69% a year	Rural
298	Puerta RealSanto Domingo, Ilocos Sur	934	about 2,755	about 0.339 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
299	CayusQuirino, Ilocos Sur	933	about 39	about 24.00 km²	1.97% a year	Rural
300	MacatcatudMagsingal, Ilocos Sur	932	about 184	about 5.07 km²	1.00% 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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