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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, 401 to 450 shown, most people first.

Barangays in La Union, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
401	San IsidroNaguilian, La Union	896	about 221	about 4.05 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
402	Upper TumapocBurgos, La Union	896	about 300	about 2.99 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
403	BarangobongLuna, La Union	890	about 1,363	about 0.653 km²	−0.13% a year	Rural
404	NagrebcanLuna, La Union	887	about 501	about 1.77 km²	−1.53% a year	Rural
405	PacpacoSan Fernando City, La Union	887	about 462	about 1.92 km²	−0.19% a year	Rural
406	San MartinBacnotan, La Union	886	about 1,515	about 0.585 km²	−1.41% a year	Rural
407	BacsayanSan Juan, La Union	881	about 747	about 1.18 km²	−1.19% a year	Rural
408	AgpayBurgos, La Union	876	about 326	about 2.69 km²	−0.78% a year	Rural
409	TurodSudipen, La Union	876	about 551	about 1.59 km²	−0.67% a year	Rural
410	SablutBalaoan, La Union	874	about 1,634	about 0.535 km²	−0.75% a year	Rural
411	San JoseSudipen, La Union	874	about 98	about 8.92 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
412	Paratong No. 4Bangar, La Union	867	about 2,395	about 0.362 km²	−0.76% a year	Rural
413	San CristobalBangar, La Union	866	about 817	about 1.06 km²	−0.25% a year	Rural
414	Ambaracao SurNaguilian, La Union	865	about 252	about 3.43 km²	1.68% a year	Rural
415	IlocanoSudipen, La Union	864	about 374	about 2.31 km²	−0.30% a year	Rural
416	MaliclicoSudipen, La Union	863	about 44	about 19.57 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
417	RamotSantol, La Union	863	about 84	about 10.25 km²	1.20% a year	Rural
418	Cantoria No. 3Luna, La Union	862	about 1,899	about 0.454 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
419	San Jose NorteAgoo, La Union	859	about 6,459	about 0.133 km²	−0.11% a year	Urban
420	Santo RosarioSan Juan, La Union	859	about 861	about 0.998 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
421	San AntonioNaguilian, La Union	853	about 374	about 2.28 km²	−2.10% a year	Rural
422	Butubut EsteBalaoan, La Union	846	about 987	about 0.857 km²	−0.25% a year	Rural
423	AnginNaguilian, La Union	839	about 861	about 0.974 km²	−0.70% a year	Rural
424	Lipay SurSan Gabriel, La Union	839	about 226	about 3.71 km²	−4.05% a year	Rural
425	MagungunayNaguilian, La Union	838	about 194	about 4.32 km²	−0.87% a year	Rural
426	NadsaagSan Juan, La Union	835	about 811	about 1.03 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
427	PolipolSan Gabriel, La Union	831	about 154	about 5.38 km²	−1.95% a year	Rural
428	Rimos No. 4Luna, La Union	829	about 1,507	about 0.55 km²	−1.29% a year	Rural
429	PorporiketSudipen, La Union	823	about 227	about 3.62 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
430	BangarRosario, La Union	821	about 2,332	about 0.352 km²	1.84% a year	Rural
431	Butubut SurBalaoan, La Union	821	about 1,218	about 0.674 km²	−0.94% a year	Rural
432	PuzonRosario, La Union	818	about 629	about 1.30 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
433	DasaySan Juan, La Union	811	about 523	about 1.55 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
434	PoblacionTubao, La Union	811	about 4,886	about 0.166 km²	−0.55% a year	Rural
435	AlcalaLuna, La Union	809	about 1,077	about 0.751 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
436	CalautitBacnotan, La Union	807	about 598	about 1.35 km²	2.33% a year	Rural
437	Rimos No. 3Luna, La Union	803	about 1,211	about 0.663 km²	2.31% a year	Rural
438	San Nicolas CentralAgoo, La Union	801	about 11,525	about 0.0695 km²	−1.44% a year	Rural
439	Santa FeAgoo, La Union	796	about 944	about 0.843 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
440	NagatiranBacnotan, La Union	795	about 506	about 1.57 km²	1.47% a year	Rural
441	CapasAgoo, La Union	794	about 261	about 3.04 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
442	Mamat-ing NorteNaguilian, La Union	789	about 220	about 3.59 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
443	Oaqui No. 4Luna, La Union	783	about 1,958	about 0.40 km²	1.63% a year	Rural
444	Bet-angBalaoan, La Union	780	about 1,175	about 0.664 km²	2.73% a year	Rural
445	LinongSanto Tomas, La Union	778	about 3,137	about 0.248 km²	−1.88% a year	Rural
446	NangalisanBacnotan, La Union	777	about 810	about 0.959 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
447	Rimos No. 1Luna, La Union	777	about 905	about 0.859 km²	2.64% a year	Rural
448	CasiamanBacnotan, La Union	771	about 402	about 1.92 km²	−4.67% a year	Rural
449	AyaoanLuna, La Union	764	about 707	about 1.08 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
450	TallaoenLuna, La Union	763	about 713	about 1.07 km²	0.51% 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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