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Municipality

Magsingal

Magsingal is a municipality in Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Region, Philippines. Its population was 31,970 in the 2024 census, and it has 30 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Magsingal by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
BantayLangidenSan JuanSanto DomingoAlangan: 1,008 people, 650 per km², 1.69% a yearBacar: 652 people, 405 per km², 2.68% a yearBarbarit: 968 people, 386 per km², 2.34% a yearBungro: 1,663 people, 827 per km², 1.13% a yearCabaroan: 631 people, 249 per km², 0.23% a yearCadanglaan: 189 people, 148 per km², −1.81% a yearCaraisan: 793 people, 409 per km², −0.03% a yearDacutan: 892 people, 697 per km², 0.22% a yearLabut: 786 people, 497 per km², −0.06% a yearMaas-asin: 801 people, 139 per km², −1.27% a yearMacatcatud: 932 people, 184 per km², 1.00% a yearNamalpalan: 1,203 people, 394 per km², 0.08% a yearManzante: 2,045 people, 448 per km², 1.13% a yearMaratudo: 1,303 people, 61 per km², −0.29% a yearMiramar: 1,449 people, 2,052 per km², 0.00% a yearNapo: 989 people, 356 per km², −1.04% a yearPagsanaan Norte: 580 people, 333 per km², 2.89% a yearPagsanaan Sur: 662 people, 948 per km², 0.22% a yearPanay Norte: 1,506 people, 442 per km², 0.00% a yearPanay Sur: 811 people, 624 per km², 4.57% a yearPatong: 1,645 people, 192 per km², 1.69% a yearPuro: 5,037 people, 3,168 per km², 1.24% a yearSan Basilio: 394 people, 2,835 per km², −2.45% a yearSan Clemente: 928 people, 3,083 per km², 0.10% a yearSan Julian: 493 people, 2,134 per km², 0.24% a yearSan Lucas: 637 people, 1,924 per km², −0.99% a yearSan Ramon: 819 people, 1,360 per km², −1.44% a yearSan Vicente: 727 people, 1,319 per km², −1.85% a yearSanta Monica: 737 people, 670 per km², −0.92% a yearSarsaracat: 690 people, 265 per km², −1.31% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    31,970

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA 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

    Up 13% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    8th

    of the 34 cities and municipalities of Ilocos Sur by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 5 of every 100 people in Ilocos Sur lived in Magsingal in 2024 (4.5%)

  • Inside itSources

    30

    barangays

  • LandSources

    87.34 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand 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.Explained by Scene: Magsingal's land would fill a square about 9.3 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 366 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 4 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    8,459

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.8 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    18.1%

    About 18 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban 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

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0102912000[4]Formerly 012912000
ZIP code
2730[14, 15]

People

Magsingal had 31,970 people in the 2024 census, up 13% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Magsingal had the 8th most people of the 34 cities and municipalities of Ilocos Sur in 2024[1]
  1. 5Santa Cruz41,296
  2. 6Cabugao38,981
  3. 7Bantay37,088
  4. 8Magsingal31,970
  5. 9Santa Maria30,076
  6. 10Santo Domingo29,372
  7. 11San Juan26,709
All 34 cities and municipalities of Ilocos Sur
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 56 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Puro5,03716 in 100
  2. Manzante2,0456 in 100
  3. Bungro1,6635 in 100
  4. Patong1,6455 in 100
  5. Panay Norte1,5065 in 100
  6. Miramar1,4495 in 100
  7. Maratudo1,3034 in 100
  8. Namalpalan1,2034 in 100
  9. Alangan1,0083 in 100
  10. Napo9893 in 100
See all 30 barangays of Magsingal
Age structure · 2020 Census[34]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 26 of every 100 are children under 15 (26.1%)
  • About 66 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (66%)
  • About 8 of every 100 are 65 or older (7.8%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 42,4621,2811,181
5 - 92,7981,4501,348
10 - 142,9111,5241,387
15 - 192,8951,5611,334
20 - 242,6331,3611,272
25 - 292,6141,3651,249
30 - 342,2241,1601,064
35 - 392,2431,1311,112
40 - 442,1571,180977
45 - 491,796886910
50 - 541,585830755
55 - 591,400723677
60 - 641,114521593
65 - 69873402471
70 - 74582229353
75 - 79445155290
80 years and over552168384

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA 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
31,970[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
8,459[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.8 on average[1, 2]
Share of Ilocos Sur, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
4.5%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban 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
18.1% (5,774 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
15,927 men, 15,357 women[34]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202431,970[1, 2]0.50% a year8,4593.8
2020as of May 1, 202031,308[1]0.35% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201530,792[1]1.62% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201028,302[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then27,615[32]1.06% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders25,580[32, 33]1.77% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then23,565[32]1.06% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then22,271[32]1.51% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then19,177[32]2.03% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then17,341[32]1.48% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then16,117[32]1.79% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then13,437[32]———

Barangays

Magsingal is made up of 30 barangays.
Barangays of Magsingal. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Alangan1,0083.15%1.69% a yearabout 1.55 km²Rural
Bacar6522.04%2.68% a yearabout 1.61 km²Rural
Barbarit9683.03%2.34% a yearabout 2.51 km²Rural
Bungro1,6635.2%1.13% a yearabout 2.01 km²Rural
Cabaroan6311.97%0.23% a yearabout 2.53 km²Rural
Cadanglaan1890.59%−1.81% a yearabout 1.28 km²Rural
Caraisan7932.48%−0.03% a yearabout 1.94 km²Rural
Dacutan8922.79%0.22% a yearabout 1.28 km²Rural
Labut7862.46%−0.06% a yearabout 1.58 km²Rural
Maas-asin8012.51%−1.27% a yearabout 5.78 km²Rural
Macatcatud9322.92%1.00% a yearabout 5.07 km²Rural
Manzante2,0456.4%1.13% a yearabout 4.56 km²Rural
Maratudo1,3034.08%−0.29% a yearabout 21.45 km²Rural
Miramar1,4494.53%0.00% a yearabout 0.706 km²Rural
Namalpalan1,2033.76%0.08% a yearabout 3.05 km²Rural
Napo9893.09%−1.04% a yearabout 2.78 km²Rural
Pagsanaan Norte5801.81%2.89% a yearabout 1.74 km²Rural
Pagsanaan Sur6622.07%0.22% a yearabout 0.698 km²Rural
Panay Norte1,5064.71%0.00% a yearabout 3.41 km²Rural
Panay Sur8112.54%4.57% a yearabout 1.30 km²Rural
Patong1,6455.15%1.69% a yearabout 8.59 km²Rural
Puro5,03715.76%1.24% a yearabout 1.59 km²Urban
San Basilio3941.23%−2.45% a yearabout 0.139 km²Rural
San Clemente9282.9%0.10% a yearabout 0.301 km²Rural
San Julian4931.54%0.24% a yearabout 0.231 km²Rural
San Lucas6371.99%−0.99% a yearabout 0.331 km²Rural
San Ramon8192.56%−1.44% a yearabout 0.602 km²Rural
San Vicente7272.27%−1.85% a yearabout 0.551 km²Rural
Santa Monica7372.31%−0.92% a yearabout 1.10 km²Urban
Sarsaracat6902.16%−1.31% a yearabout 2.60 km²Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Magsingal covers 87.34 km² of land, 366 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,050 m above the sea and it has 14.1 km of coast.
Land areaLand 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
87.34 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
366 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
17.68526° N, 120.46259° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[28]
Lowest
1 m
Average
135 m
Highest
1,050 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

14.1 km of coastline[29]

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type I[30]

Two seasons: dry from November to April, wet for the rest of the year, with the heaviest rain from June to September.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Sinait, the nearest PAGASA station, 23 km away[31]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,172 mm of rain on 97 days a year; 27.4 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Sinait, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January6 mm225.7 °C30.2 °C21.2 °C
February3 mm226.2 °C30.7 °C21.6 °C
March5 mm227.4 °C31.8 °C23.0 °C
April17 mm228.7 °C33.0 °C24.3 °C
May173 mm929.0 °C33.0 °C24.9 °C
June282 mm1428.4 °C32.2 °C24.6 °C
July530 mm1927.7 °C31.3 °C24.1 °C
August614 mm1927.3 °C30.6 °C24.0 °C
September356 mm1527.4 °C31.0 °C23.8 °C
October135 mm727.4 °C31.4 °C23.4 °C
November46 mm427.3 °C31.5 °C23.2 °C
December6 mm226.6 °C30.9 °C22.3 °C
The year2,172 mm9727.4 °C31.5 °C23.4 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 58 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 18 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
18.0% of people[18]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
1st class[4]
About 18 of every 100 people in Magsingal lived below the poverty line in 2021 (18.0%)[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 15.1% and 20.9%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 1government office
  • 1hospital or health centre
  • 22schools
  • 1market

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Magsingal. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[12, 13]

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
1st district of Ilocos Sur[16, 17]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Victoria Ina Pineda Favis[19]
    Vice mayor
    Alrico Apostol Favis[19]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Alrico Apostol Favis[20]
    Vice mayor
    Victoria Ina Pineda Favis[20]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Victoria Ina Pineda Favis[21]
    Vice mayor
    Arlyn Apostol Favis[21]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Alrico Apostol Favis[22]
    Vice mayor
    Arlyn Apostol Favis[22]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Alrico Apostol Favis[23]
    Vice mayor
    Arlyn Apostol Favis[23]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Arlyn Apostol Favis[24]
    Vice mayor
    Alrico Apostol Favis[24]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Arlyn Apostol Favis[25]
    Vice mayor
    Alfonso Venzon Favis Jr.[25]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Arlyn Favis[26]
    Vice mayor
    Alfonso Favis Jr.[26]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Alfonso V. Favis Jr.[27]
    Vice mayor
    Manuel P. Jurado[27]
Mayors and vice mayors of Magsingal, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Victoria Ina Pineda Favis[19]Alrico Apostol Favis[19]
2022–2025Alrico Apostol Favis[20]Victoria Ina Pineda Favis[20]
2019–2022Victoria Ina Pineda Favis[21]Arlyn Apostol Favis[21]
2016–2019Alrico Apostol Favis[22]Arlyn Apostol Favis[22]
2013–2016Alrico Apostol Favis[23]Arlyn Apostol Favis[23]
2010–2013Arlyn Apostol Favis[24]Alrico Apostol Favis[24]
2007–2010Arlyn Apostol Favis[25]Alfonso Venzon Favis Jr.[25]
2004–2007Arlyn Favis[26]Alfonso Favis Jr.[26]
2001–2004Alfonso V. Favis Jr.[27]Manuel P. Jurado[27]

History & Identity

Its story

Under Act No. 934 of 1903, Magsingal kept its own boundaries when the province's 24 municipalities were cut to 14.[10]

The National Museum says the Magsingal Museum began as the convent attached to the Church of San Guillermo de Aquitania, which is a National Cultural Treasure.[11]

Timeline

  1. 8 October 1903

    Act No. 934 reduced Ilocos Sur from 24 municipalities to 14; Magsingal kept its present boundaries.[10]

Nearby

Magsingal shares a border with Bantay, Langiden, San Juan and Santo Domingo.

How it compares

Magsingal beside Ilocos Sur, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Ilocos Sur.

Magsingal beside Ilocos Sur
FigureMagsingalIlocos SurRank among the cities and municipalities of Ilocos Sur
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 glossary31,970[1, 2]709,9918th of 34
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth 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 glossary0.50% a year[1, 2]faster0.13% a year7th of 34
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary366[6]more crowded26817th of 34
Land areaLand 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 glossary87.34 km²[6]2,651.49 km²9th of 34
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.8[1, 2]about the same3.8not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban 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 glossary18.1%[5]higher10.6%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Vigan City, the capital of Ilocos Sur
17.1 km southwest
Manila
349.1 km south

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. Santo DomingoIlocos Sur5.2 km south
  2. San JuanIlocos Sur6.1 km north
  3. San IldefonsoIlocos Sur10.8 km southwest
  4. BantayIlocos Sur10.8 km south
  5. LangidenAbra11.1 km southeast
  6. San VicenteIlocos Sur12.8 km southwest

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Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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