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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, 351 to 400 shown, most people first.

Barangays in La Union, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
351	TallipugoBalaoan, La Union	1,017	about 959	about 1.06 km²	1.44% a year	Rural
352	Pantar SurBalaoan, La Union	1,016	about 568	about 1.79 km²	−0.63% a year	Rural
353	Bangaoilan WestBangar, La Union	1,014	about 1,527	about 0.664 km²	−0.74% a year	Rural
354	Poblacion WestPugo, La Union	1,013	about 3,780	about 0.268 km²	−0.77% a year	Rural
355	BatoSan Fernando City, La Union	1,010	about 1,190	about 0.849 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
356	DuplasSudipen, La Union	1,010	about 144	about 7.00 km²	−0.45% a year	Rural
357	AlaskaAringay, La Union	1,009	about 474	about 2.13 km²	−0.91% a year	Rural
358	Santo Domingo SurLuna, La Union	1,004	about 1,479	about 0.679 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
359	Suguidan NorteNaguilian, La Union	992	about 709	about 1.40 km²	1.77% a year	Rural
360	SaoaySan Fernando City, La Union	991	about 1,177	about 0.842 km²	2.97% a year	Rural
361	San Juan EastAringay, La Union	989	about 485	about 2.04 km²	−0.31% a year	Rural
362	Baracbac EsteBalaoan, La Union	984	about 1,084	about 0.908 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
363	Pangao-aoan WestAringay, La Union	984	about 611	about 1.61 km²	−0.48% a year	Rural
364	Sinapangan SurBangar, La Union	984	about 589	about 1.67 km²	−0.72% a year	Rural
365	DakingSan Gabriel, La Union	982	about 125	about 7.88 km²	2.28% a year	Rural
366	Tio-anganBagulin, La Union	980	about 66	about 14.94 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
367	NamaltuganSudipen, La Union	977	about 187	about 5.23 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
368	CasilaganSan Juan, La Union	970	about 988	about 0.982 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
369	AmbangonanPugo, La Union	965	about 213	about 4.54 km²	−4.34% a year	Rural
370	DinanumSan Juan, La Union	964	about 351	about 2.75 km²	2.52% a year	Rural
371	ApayaoSan Gabriel, La Union	962	about 86	about 11.24 km²	−0.57% a year	Rural
372	Baraoas NorteNaguilian, La Union	960	about 449	about 2.14 km²	−1.26% a year	Rural
373	Ar-arampangBalaoan, La Union	947	about 478	about 1.98 km²	−0.72% a year	Rural
374	MasupeBalaoan, La Union	947	about 667	about 1.42 km²	−0.30% a year	Rural
375	BacsilBacnotan, La Union	940	about 495	about 1.90 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
376	NagsidorisanNaguilian, La Union	940	about 639	about 1.47 km²	−2.40% a year	Rural
377	Siboan-OtongSan Fernando City, La Union	940	about 239	about 3.93 km²	1.46% a year	Rural
378	Suguidan SurNaguilian, La Union	940	about 258	about 3.64 km²	1.96% a year	Rural
379	BalecbecNaguilian, La Union	939	about 154	about 6.10 km²	−0.23% a year	Rural
380	San Roque EastAgoo, La Union	937	about 669	about 1.40 km²	−0.97% a year	Rural
381	Poblacion SurCaba, La Union	934	about 2,552	about 0.366 km²	−2.20% a year	Rural
382	AlipangRosario, La Union	930	about 321	about 2.90 km²	−0.26% a year	Rural
383	NamtutanSan Fernando City, La Union	929	about 489	about 1.90 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
384	General Prim EastBangar, La Union	927	about 1,698	about 0.546 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
385	NangcamotianRosario, La Union	917	about 615	about 1.49 km²	−0.23% a year	Rural
386	Poblacion EastPugo, La Union	916	about 4,035	about 0.227 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
387	San Manuel SurAgoo, La Union	916	about 1,168	about 0.784 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
388	San Nicolas EastAgoo, La Union	916	about 6,686	about 0.137 km²	−0.59% a year	Rural
389	GuinaburanBalaoan, La Union	913	about 376	about 2.43 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
390	ApatutBalaoan, La Union	912	about 596	about 1.53 km²	−1.88% a year	Rural
391	LibboBagulin, La Union	912	about 93	about 9.84 km²	−1.17% a year	Rural
392	PagbennecanBalaoan, La Union	911	about 366	about 2.49 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
393	BallogoBacnotan, La Union	909	about 1,349	about 0.674 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
394	AmbitacayAgoo, La Union	908	about 239	about 3.80 km²	−1.13% a year	Rural
395	Maria Cristina EastBangar, La Union	908	about 3,466	about 0.262 km²	−0.95% a year	Rural
396	Al-alinao SurNaguilian, La Union	905	about 176	about 5.13 km²	−2.30% a year	Rural
397	LisquebBacnotan, La Union	903	about 504	about 1.79 km²	−0.60% a year	Rural
398	Lon-oySan Gabriel, La Union	901	about 58	about 15.45 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
399	Santa Rita WestAgoo, La Union	901	about 1,093	about 0.824 km²	−0.42% a year	Rural
400	New PoblacionBurgos, La Union	898	about 554	about 1.62 km²	0.19% 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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