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Barangays in Santa Maria

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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BurgosNarvacanPilarSan EstebanAg-agraoAmpuaganBaballasioanBaliw DayaBaliw LaudBia-oButirCabaroanDanuman EastDanuman WestDunglayanGusingLangaoanLaslasong NorteLaslasong SurLaslasong WestLessebLingsatLubongMaynganay NorteMaynganay SurNagsayaoanNagtupacanNalvoPacangPennedPoblacion NortePoblacion SurSilagSumaguiSusoTangaoanTinaan

Barangays in Santa Maria, at a glance

Barangays
33[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
30,076[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
3 urban[4]
30 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people
Suso[5]
Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur
2,496 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
Pacang[6]
Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur
about 5.61 km²
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
19 barangays[7]
Region: Ilocos Region
Province: Ilocos Sur
Town: Santa Maria
Sort: Most people

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.

33 barangays, most people first.

Barangays in Santa Maria, most people
RankNamePeople, 2024People per km²AreaGrowth, 2020–2024Urban or rural
1SusoSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur2,496about 800about 3.12 km²5.43% a yearRural
2LingsatSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur2,138about 1,738about 1.23 km²−0.10% a yearRural
3Poblacion SurSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur1,856about 2,340about 0.793 km²−3.75% a yearUrban
4NalvoSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur1,538about 961about 1.60 km²1.32% a yearRural
5CabaroanSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur1,420about 696about 2.04 km²2.27% a yearRural
6SilagSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur1,329about 259about 5.14 km²−1.48% a yearRural
7TangaoanSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur1,271about 414about 3.07 km²1.25% a yearRural
8GusingSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur1,094about 227about 4.81 km²−0.86% a yearRural
9LubongSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur1,064about 330about 3.22 km²−0.18% a yearRural
10Ag-agraoSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur1,052about 523about 2.01 km²−0.54% a yearRural
11Poblacion NorteSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur951about 827about 1.15 km²−5.71% a yearUrban
12Maynganay NorteSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur939about 1,336about 0.703 km²1.65% a yearRural
13Maynganay SurSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur938about 1,278about 0.734 km²2.92% a yearUrban
14TinaanSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur891about 1,694about 0.526 km²−1.20% a yearRural
15BaballasioanSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur845about 289about 2.92 km²4.40% a yearRural
16NagsayaoanSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur796about 447about 1.78 km²−1.42% a yearRural
17Laslasong NorteSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur785about 569about 1.38 km²−3.66% a yearRural
18NagtupacanSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur775about 760about 1.02 km²−2.84% a yearRural
19DunglayanSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur768about 357about 2.15 km²0.57% a yearRural
20Laslasong SurSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur763about 495about 1.54 km²−2.14% a yearRural
21PacangSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur696about 124about 5.61 km²0.85% a yearRural
22ButirSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur650about 220about 2.95 km²0.56% a yearRural
23Danuman EastSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur640about 1,083about 0.591 km²8.64% a yearRural
24LangaoanSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur640about 388about 1.65 km²−0.48% a yearRural
25Baliw LaudSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur610about 1,877about 0.325 km²−0.88% a yearRural
26Danuman WestSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur601about 706about 0.851 km²−0.74% a yearRural
27AmpuaganSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur579about 705about 0.821 km²−1.85% a yearRural
28Bia-oSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur542about 938about 0.578 km²0.45% a yearRural
29Baliw DayaSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur441about 1,173about 0.376 km²−2.97% a yearRural
30Laslasong WestSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur292about 539about 0.542 km²5.24% a yearRural
31SumaguiSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur258about 830about 0.311 km²−0.64% a yearRural
32LessebSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur218about 489about 0.446 km²2.84% a yearRural
33PennedSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur200about 252about 0.794 km²−2.37% a yearRural

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.

  1. Island groups3Luzon, the Visayas, Mindanao: a grouping, not a government
  2. Regions18Big areas that group provinces
  3. Provinces82Each led by a governor
  4. Cities and municipalities1,642Each led by a mayor
  5. Barangays42,010The smallest unit, led by a punong barangay (kapitan)

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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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