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, 301 to 350 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Ilocos Norte, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
301	Santa MariaVintar, Ilocos Norte	941	about 6,071	about 0.155 km²	−2.28% a year	Rural
302	San PedroSarrat, Ilocos Norte	940	about 278	about 3.38 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
303	FozDingras, Ilocos Norte	938	about 369	about 2.54 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
304	SagpatanDingras, Ilocos Norte	938	about 278	about 3.38 km²	2.51% a year	Rural
305	Santo TomasSarrat, Ilocos Norte	938	about 211	about 4.45 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
306	San VicenteSarrat, Ilocos Norte	937	about 3,840	about 0.244 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
307	PipiasBacarra, Ilocos Norte	933	about 1,316	about 0.709 km²	−2.73% a year	Rural
308	Bgy. No. 56-A, Bacsil NorthLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	930	about 226	about 4.12 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
309	San EugenioSan Nicolas, Ilocos Norte	930	about 10,776	about 0.0863 km²	−2.21% a year	Rural
310	Pias NorteCurrimao, Ilocos Norte	929	about 801	about 1.16 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
311	Pedro F. AlviarVintar, Ilocos Norte	928	about 405	about 2.29 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
312	Gabut SurBadoc, Ilocos Norte	926	about 1,795	about 0.516 km²	0.85% a year	Rural
313	VictoriaCurrimao, Ilocos Norte	912	about 5,884	about 0.155 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
314	AguitapSolsona, Ilocos Norte	907	about 340	about 2.67 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
315	BarbaquesoCarasi, Ilocos Norte	907	about 15	about 61.74 km²	2.69% a year	Rural
316	Bgy. No. 36, AraniwLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	904	about 695	about 1.30 km²	−1.38% a year	Rural
317	CanaamVintar, Ilocos Norte	904	about 14	about 62.64 km²	3.13% a year	Rural
318	Bgy. No. 62-A, Navotas NorthLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	903	about 1,079	about 0.837 km²	1.35% a year	Rural
319	CapasanDingras, Ilocos Norte	903	about 1,021	about 0.884 km²	5.16% a year	Rural
320	MargaayVintar, Ilocos Norte	899	about 468	about 1.92 km²	2.44% a year	Rural
321	RootDingras, Ilocos Norte	899	about 354	about 2.54 km²	2.62% a year	Rural
322	TubburanBacarra, Ilocos Norte	894	about 424	about 2.11 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
323	Poblacion 3Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte	893	about 3,586	about 0.249 km²	−1.07% a year	Rural
324	CabisocolanVintar, Ilocos Norte	887	about 429	about 2.07 km²	2.66% a year	Rural
325	ColumbiaVintar, Ilocos Norte	887	about 448	about 1.98 km²	1.87% a year	Rural
326	MumulaanPaoay, Ilocos Norte	886	about 206	about 4.31 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
327	QuiomBatac City, Ilocos Norte	886	about 65	about 13.63 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
328	SaguiguiPagudpud, Ilocos Norte	876	about 79	about 11.02 km²	−0.73% a year	Rural
329	CarayNueva Era, Ilocos Norte	875	about 56	about 15.55 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
330	BuduanBurgos, Ilocos Norte	874	about 170	about 5.14 km²	−1.73% a year	Rural
331	Bgy. No. 34-B, Gabu Norte EastLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	868	about 1,365	about 0.636 km²	−9.58% a year	Rural
332	Bgy. No. 49-A, DaraydayLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	868	about 590	about 1.47 km²	−2.39% a year	Rural
333	Santa CatalinaPasuquin, Ilocos Norte	868	about 138	about 6.27 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
334	San PauloSan Nicolas, Ilocos Norte	866	about 16,527	about 0.0524 km²	−2.07% a year	Rural
335	Santa MagdalenaSarrat, Ilocos Norte	865	about 273	about 3.17 km²	1.68% a year	Rural
336	San BartolomeSan Nicolas, Ilocos Norte	864	about 4,386	about 0.197 km²	0.85% a year	Rural
337	San JoseVintar, Ilocos Norte	860	about 109	about 7.89 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
338	AlbanoDingras, Ilocos Norte	857	about 3,742	about 0.229 km²	−0.39% a year	Rural
339	San PedroVintar, Ilocos Norte	857	about 3,726	about 0.23 km²	−1.19% a year	Rural
340	BalioegBanna, Ilocos Norte	856	about 208	about 4.11 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
341	CaestebananBanna, Ilocos Norte	853	about 345	about 2.47 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
342	PaayasBurgos, Ilocos Norte	852	about 89	about 9.61 km²	−0.47% a year	Rural
343	San EstebanDingras, Ilocos Norte	851	about 299	about 2.85 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
344	PurugananDingras, Ilocos Norte	850	about 2,507	about 0.339 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
345	Bgy. No. 34-A, Gabu Norte WestLaoag City, Ilocos Norte	849	about 1,795	about 0.473 km²	9.52% a year	Rural
346	CorocorBacarra, Ilocos Norte	849	about 518	about 1.64 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
347	LabutBadoc, Ilocos Norte	847	about 179	about 4.72 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
348	CallaguipBatac City, Ilocos Norte	845	about 5,152	about 0.164 km²	0.37% a year	Urban
349	NagpatayanBanna, Ilocos Norte	842	about 76	about 11.05 km²	−1.64% a year	Rural
350	San SilvestreSan Nicolas, Ilocos Norte	842	about 14,223	about 0.0592 km²	−0.42% 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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