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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, 301 to 350 shown, most people first.

Barangays in La Union, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
301	RibsuanNaguilian, La Union	1,140	about 551	about 2.07 km²	2.30% a year	Rural
302	Disso-orBauang, La Union	1,139	about 1,440	about 0.791 km²	−1.20% a year	Urban
303	CasilaganBauang, La Union	1,138	about 250	about 4.56 km²	−0.95% a year	Rural
304	CalincamasanSan Juan, La Union	1,135	about 901	about 1.26 km²	1.40% a year	Rural
305	Santiago NorteCaba, La Union	1,135	about 5,881	about 0.193 km²	−0.04% a year	Rural
306	San FranciscoAgoo, La Union	1,132	about 745	about 1.52 km²	−1.21% a year	Rural
307	PoblacionSudipen, La Union	1,131	about 1,038	about 1.09 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
308	Luzong SurBangar, La Union	1,130	about 289	about 3.91 km²	−0.13% a year	Rural
309	Lower San AgustinBauang, La Union	1,122	about 584	about 1.92 km²	1.51% a year	Rural
310	NagsaraboanBacnotan, La Union	1,117	about 2,238	about 0.499 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
311	TubadaySantol, La Union	1,114	about 104	about 10.71 km²	2.52% a year	Rural
312	DaramuanganNaguilian, La Union	1,112	about 904	about 1.23 km²	−1.51% a year	Rural
313	General TerreroBangar, La Union	1,107	about 3,218	about 0.344 km²	−0.83% a year	Rural
314	SalcedoLuna, La Union	1,106	about 1,707	about 0.648 km²	−0.89% a year	Rural
315	BimmotobotNaguilian, La Union	1,105	about 145	about 7.60 km²	−0.83% a year	Rural
316	Maria Cristina WestBangar, La Union	1,104	about 6,202	about 0.178 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
317	Paratong No. 3Bangar, La Union	1,103	about 5,460	about 0.202 km²	−0.34% a year	Rural
318	QuirinoBacnotan, La Union	1,103	about 355	about 3.11 km²	0.57% a year	Urban
319	Boy-utanBauang, La Union	1,101	about 586	about 1.88 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
320	Santa MariaAgoo, La Union	1,101	about 810	about 1.36 km²	2.88% a year	Rural
321	San AntonioAringay, La Union	1,099	about 666	about 1.65 km²	−1.10% a year	Rural
322	San PedroAgoo, La Union	1,097	about 1,319	about 0.832 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
323	CabugnayanSan Juan, La Union	1,090	about 1,250	about 0.872 km²	1.97% a year	Rural
324	CabalitocanLuna, La Union	1,089	about 364	about 2.99 km²	−0.76% a year	Rural
325	RaoisBacnotan, La Union	1,089	about 981	about 1.11 km²	−0.63% a year	Rural
326	Sinapangan NorteBangar, La Union	1,089	about 819	about 1.33 km²	−0.33% a year	Rural
327	BautistaCaba, La Union	1,087	about 621	about 1.75 km²	−1.51% a year	Rural
328	Reyna RegenteBangar, La Union	1,084	about 3,420	about 0.317 km²	−0.74% a year	Rural
329	GuerreroBauang, La Union	1,082	about 2,558	about 0.423 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
330	RaoisSanto Tomas, La Union	1,075	about 584	about 1.84 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
331	Santa Rita SurAgoo, La Union	1,073	about 778	about 1.38 km²	−0.51% a year	Rural
332	BawantaBauang, La Union	1,068	about 1,471	about 0.726 km²	−0.83% a year	Rural
333	BigbigaSudipen, La Union	1,066	about 175	about 6.08 km²	−0.13% a year	Rural
334	Halog EastTubao, La Union	1,066	about 361	about 2.95 km²	−1.76% a year	Rural
335	LubingSan Juan, La Union	1,062	about 1,399	about 0.759 km²	1.75% a year	Rural
336	San AntoninoAgoo, La Union	1,061	about 2,479	about 0.428 km²	−1.39% a year	Rural
337	DangdanglaSan Juan, La Union	1,057	about 686	about 1.54 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
338	SasabaSantol, La Union	1,056	about 116	about 9.11 km²	2.65% a year	Rural
339	RabonRosario, La Union	1,053	about 476	about 2.21 km²	−1.47% a year	Rural
340	GalongenBacnotan, La Union	1,046	about 1,761	about 0.594 km²	−2.39% a year	Rural
341	MagsipingLuna, La Union	1,044	about 486	about 2.15 km²	2.03% a year	Rural
342	Bangaoilan EastBangar, La Union	1,042	about 939	about 1.11 km²	−0.23% a year	Rural
343	OrtegaBacnotan, La Union	1,040	about 248	about 4.20 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
344	AmbalitePugo, La Union	1,033	about 288	about 3.59 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
345	Central East No. 2Bangar, La Union	1,029	about 7,679	about 0.134 km²	−0.39% a year	Rural
346	Santa Rita NorteAgoo, La Union	1,026	about 1,701	about 0.603 km²	−0.02% a year	Urban
347	BalsaanSanto Tomas, La Union	1,024	about 1,832	about 0.559 km²	2.90% a year	Rural
348	TagudtudBagulin, La Union	1,021	about 179	about 5.69 km²	−0.14% a year	Rural
349	AguioasNaguilian, La Union	1,019	about 592	about 1.72 km²	−0.78% a year	Rural
350	PalintucangBauang, La Union	1,019	about 878	about 1.16 km²	0.92% 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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