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Municipality

Bangar

Bangar is a municipality in La Union, Ilocos Region, Philippines. Its population was 38,190 in the 2024 census, and it has 33 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Bangar by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
BalaoanLunaSudipenTagudinAgdeppa: 1,300 people, 514 per km², −0.44% a yearAlzate: 1,452 people, 5,438 per km², −0.47% a yearBangaoilan East: 1,042 people, 939 per km², −0.23% a yearBangaoilan West: 1,014 people, 1,527 per km², −0.74% a yearBarraca: 1,345 people, 5,723 per km², −0.16% a yearCadapli: 1,648 people, 1,169 per km², 1.23% a yearCaggao: 208 people, 169 per km², 1.94% a yearConsuegra: 1,507 people, 5,957 per km², 2.89% a yearGeneral Prim East: 927 people, 1,698 per km², −0.15% a yearGeneral Prim West: 1,570 people, 3,497 per km², −0.53% a yearGeneral Terrero: 1,107 people, 3,218 per km², −0.83% a yearLuzong Norte: 1,367 people, 322 per km², 2.23% a yearLuzong Sur: 1,130 people, 289 per km², −0.13% a yearMaria Cristina East: 908 people, 3,466 per km², −0.95% a yearMaria Cristina West: 1,104 people, 6,202 per km², 0.73% a yearMindoro: 2,161 people, 1,441 per km², 1.53% a yearNagsabaran: 1,471 people, 2,212 per km², −0.18% a yearParatong Norte: 1,649 people, 2,626 per km², −0.36% a yearParatong No. 3: 1,103 people, 5,460 per km², −0.34% a yearParatong No. 4: 867 people, 2,395 per km², −0.76% a yearCentral East No. 1: 379 people, 3,936 per km², 1.31% a yearCentral East No. 2: 1,029 people, 7,679 per km², −0.39% a yearCentral West No. 1: 449 people, 8,651 per km², −0.73% a yearCentral West No. 2: 556 people, 5,732 per km², −1.21% a yearCentral West No. 3: 533 people, 11,638 per km², −0.22% a yearQuintarong: 1,187 people, 4,531 per km², 1.36% a yearReyna Regente: 1,084 people, 3,420 per km², −0.74% a yearRissing: 2,488 people, 507 per km², −0.12% a yearSan Blas: 1,380 people, 577 per km², −0.17% a yearSan Cristobal: 866 people, 817 per km², −0.25% a yearSinapangan Norte: 1,089 people, 819 per km², −0.33% a yearSinapangan Sur: 984 people, 589 per km², −0.72% a yearUbbog: 1,286 people, 621 per km², −0.11% 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

    38,190

    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 10.6% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    11th

    of the 20 cities and municipalities of La Union 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 La Union lived in Bangar in 2024 (4.63%)

  • Inside itSources

    33

    barangays

  • LandSources

    37.53 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: Bangar's land would fill a square about 6.1 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: 1,018 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 10 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

    10,066

    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

    1%

    About 1 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
0103306000[4]Formerly 013306000
ZIP code
2519[13, 14]

People

Bangar had 38,190 people in the 2024 census, up 10.6% 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.

Bangar had the 11th most people of the 20 cities and municipalities of La Union in 2024[1]
  1. 8Santo Tomas42,777
  2. 9San Juan41,319
  3. 10Balaoan40,440
  4. 11Bangar38,190
  5. 12Luna38,076
  6. 13Tubao31,868
  7. 14Caba23,432
All 20 cities and municipalities of La Union
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 44 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Rissing2,4887 in 100
  2. Mindoro2,1616 in 100
  3. Paratong Norte1,6494 in 100
  4. Cadapli1,6484 in 100
  5. General Prim West1,5704 in 100
  6. Consuegra1,5074 in 100
  7. Nagsabaran1,4714 in 100
  8. Alzate1,4524 in 100
  9. San Blas1,3804 in 100
  10. Luzong Norte1,3674 in 100
See all 33 barangays of Bangar
Age structure · 2020 Census[33]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 27 of every 100 are children under 15 (26.5%)
  • About 66 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (65.7%)
  • About 8 of every 100 are 65 or older (7.9%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 42,9091,5261,383
5 - 93,4571,8301,627
10 - 143,6911,8621,829
15 - 193,6931,9071,786
20 - 243,2771,7001,577
25 - 293,0451,5691,476
30 - 342,6751,3591,316
35 - 392,6761,3961,280
40 - 442,4771,2781,199
45 - 492,0731,0651,008
50 - 541,9661,021945
55 - 591,669853816
60 - 641,423679744
65 - 691,027450577
70 - 74822324498
75 - 79480182298
80 years and over662195467

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
38,190[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
10,066[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.8 on average[1, 2]
Share of La Union, 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
4.63%[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
1% (379 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
19,196 men, 18,826 women[33]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202438,190[1, 2]0.09% a year10,0663.8
2020as of May 1, 202038,041[1]1.20% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201535,947[1]0.77% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201034,522[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then33,335[31]0.79% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders31,491[31, 32]2.26% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then28,374[31]1.67% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then25,966[31]0.91% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then23,715[31]2.70% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then20,752[31]0.99% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then19,761[31]1.85% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then16,381[31]———

Barangays

Bangar is made up of 33 barangays.
Barangays of Bangar. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Agdeppa1,3003.4%−0.44% a yearabout 2.53 km²Rural
Alzate1,4523.8%−0.47% a yearabout 0.267 km²Rural
Bangaoilan East1,0422.73%−0.23% a yearabout 1.11 km²Rural
Bangaoilan West1,0142.66%−0.74% a yearabout 0.664 km²Rural
Barraca1,3453.52%−0.16% a yearabout 0.235 km²Rural
Cadapli1,6484.32%1.23% a yearabout 1.41 km²Rural
Caggao2080.54%1.94% a yearabout 1.23 km²Rural
Central East No. 13790.99%1.31% a yearabout 0.0963 km²Urban
Central East No. 21,0292.69%−0.39% a yearabout 0.134 km²Rural
Central West No. 14491.18%−0.73% a yearabout 0.0519 km²Rural
Central West No. 25561.46%−1.21% a yearabout 0.097 km²Rural
Central West No. 35331.4%−0.22% a yearabout 0.0458 km²Rural
Consuegra1,5073.95%2.89% a yearabout 0.253 km²Rural
General Prim East9272.43%−0.15% a yearabout 0.546 km²Rural
General Prim West1,5704.11%−0.53% a yearabout 0.449 km²Rural
General Terrero1,1072.9%−0.83% a yearabout 0.344 km²Rural
Luzong Norte1,3673.58%2.23% a yearabout 4.24 km²Rural
Luzong Sur1,1302.96%−0.13% a yearabout 3.91 km²Rural
Maria Cristina East9082.38%−0.95% a yearabout 0.262 km²Rural
Maria Cristina West1,1042.89%0.73% a yearabout 0.178 km²Rural
Mindoro2,1615.66%1.53% a yearabout 1.50 km²Rural
Nagsabaran1,4713.85%−0.18% a yearabout 0.665 km²Rural
Paratong No. 31,1032.89%−0.34% a yearabout 0.202 km²Rural
Paratong No. 48672.27%−0.76% a yearabout 0.362 km²Rural
Paratong Norte1,6494.32%−0.36% a yearabout 0.628 km²Rural
Quintarong1,1873.11%1.36% a yearabout 0.262 km²Rural
Reyna Regente1,0842.84%−0.74% a yearabout 0.317 km²Rural
Rissing2,4886.51%−0.12% a yearabout 4.91 km²Rural
San Blas1,3803.61%−0.17% a yearabout 2.39 km²Rural
San Cristobal8662.27%−0.25% a yearabout 1.06 km²Rural
Sinapangan Norte1,0892.85%−0.33% a yearabout 1.33 km²Rural
Sinapangan Sur9842.58%−0.72% a yearabout 1.67 km²Rural
Ubbog1,2863.37%−0.11% a yearabout 2.07 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

Bangar covers 37.53 km² of land, 1,018 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 276 m above the sea and it has 5.5 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
37.53 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
1,018 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
16.87766° N, 120.43355° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[27]
Lowest
0 m
Average
25 m
Highest
276 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

5.5 km of coastline[28]

Rivers[28]

  1. Amburayan River4.5 of 75.2 km
  2. Busilac River3.4 km
  3. Borabor River1.7 of 17.4 km

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[29]

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 Baguio City, the nearest PAGASA station, 56 km away[30]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 3,824 mm of rain on 152 days a year; 19.5 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Baguio City, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January16 mm318.1 °C23.1 °C13.0 °C
February24 mm318.5 °C23.7 °C13.4 °C
March51 mm519.7 °C24.8 °C14.5 °C
April100 mm820.7 °C25.5 °C15.9 °C
May340 mm1820.6 °C24.7 °C16.4 °C
June406 mm1920.4 °C24.3 °C16.5 °C
July773 mm2419.6 °C23.1 °C16.2 °C
August963 mm2519.3 °C22.3 °C16.2 °C
September537 mm2219.6 °C23.0 °C16.1 °C
October477 mm1319.6 °C23.6 °C15.6 °C
November96 mm719.5 °C23.9 °C15.1 °C
December42 mm518.8 °C23.5 °C14.1 °C
The year3,824 mm15219.5 °C23.8 °C15.2 °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 1,510 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 10 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
10.0% of people[17]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 10 of every 100 people in Bangar lived below the poverty line in 2021 (10.0%)[17]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 8.0% and 12.0%, with 90% confidence.

The PSA rates this estimate's reliability as acceptable rather than high: read it as a guide.

Public places

  • 13government offices
  • 1hospital or health centre
  • 20schools
  • 4places of worship
  • 1market
  • 1park

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.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Bangar” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices9

3 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 33 barangays of Bangar

Hospitals and health centres1

Markets1

Parks1

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Bangar. 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.[11, 12]

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 La Union[15, 16]

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
    Joy Pinzon Merin[18]
    Vice mayor
    Virgelio Magpali Dabalos[18]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Joy Pinzon Merin[19]
    Vice mayor
    Virgelio Magpali Dabalos[19]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Joy Pinzon Merin[20]
    Vice mayor
    Virgelio Magpali Dabalos[20]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    George Brillantes Pinzon[21]
    Vice mayor
    Joy Pinzon Merin[21]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Joy Pinzon Merin[22]
    Vice mayor
    Virgelio Magpali Dabalos[22]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Joy Pinzon Merin[23]
    Vice mayor
    Wilfredo Ragojo Mosuela[23]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Joy Pinzon Merin[24]
    Vice mayor
    Gary Napeñas Pinzon[24]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Gary Pinzon[25]
    Vice mayor
    Wilfredo Mosuela[25]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Gary N. Pinzon[26]
    Vice mayor
    Wilfredo R. Mosuela[26]
Mayors and vice mayors of Bangar, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Joy Pinzon Merin[18]Virgelio Magpali Dabalos[18]
2022–2025Joy Pinzon Merin[19]Virgelio Magpali Dabalos[19]
2019–2022Joy Pinzon Merin[20]Virgelio Magpali Dabalos[20]
2016–2019George Brillantes Pinzon[21]Joy Pinzon Merin[21]
2013–2016Joy Pinzon Merin[22]Virgelio Magpali Dabalos[22]
2010–2013Joy Pinzon Merin[23]Wilfredo Ragojo Mosuela[23]
2007–2010Joy Pinzon Merin[24]Gary Napeñas Pinzon[24]
2004–2007Gary Pinzon[25]Wilfredo Mosuela[25]
2001–2004Gary N. Pinzon[26]Wilfredo R. Mosuela[26]

History & Identity

Bangar's fiesta and days

Everything listed for Bangar in Now

Created
The provincial government says Bangar was founded in the 1700s as part of Ilocos Sur and joined La Union when that province was set up in 1850. It names no law for the founding.[9]

How it got its name

Local traditionThe town says it is named after the bangar tree, which was once common there. Its fruit gave a dye used in inabel weaving.[9]

Its story

Bangar was founded in the 1700s and was first part of Ilocos Sur.[9]

Its entry into La Union came with the province's creation in 1850.[9]

In October 1903 the Philippine Commission kept Bangar's boundaries unchanged when it cut La Union's municipalities from fifteen to twelve.[10]

The town is known for inabel weaving on old wooden looms and for metalcraft, which its yearly Abel-Panday Festival celebrates.[9]

Timeline

  1. 1700s

    Bangar founded, in the 1700s, as part of Ilocos Sur.[9]

  2. 1850

    Bangar joins the new province of La Union.[9]

  3. 9 October 1903

    Act No. 935 leaves Bangar's boundaries unchanged.[10]

Nearby

Bangar shares a border with Balaoan, Luna, Sudipen and Tagudin.

How it compares

Bangar beside La Union, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of La Union.

Bangar beside La Union
FigureBangarLa UnionRank among the cities and municipalities of La Union
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 glossary38,190[1, 2]825,07211th of 20
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 glossary0.09% a year[1, 2]faster0.08% a year10th of 20
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 glossary1,018[6]more crowded5285th of 20
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 glossary37.53 km²[6]1,562.16 km²19th of 20
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]higher3.7not 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 glossary1%[5]lower20.8%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

San Fernando City, the capital of La Union
31.3 km south
Manila
261.5 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. SudipenLa Union6.6 km southeast
  2. TagudinIlocos Sur7.2 km north
  3. BalaoanLa Union8.4 km south
  4. LunaLa Union9.8 km southwest
  5. AlilemIlocos Sur13.5 km east
  6. SuyoIlocos Sur15.0 km northeast

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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  2. 2.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
  3. 3.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
  4. 4.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
  5. 5.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
  6. 6.Philippine Statistics Authority, from the Land Management Bureau (DENR). Population, Land Area, Population Density, and Percent Change in Population Density by Region, Province/Highly Urbanized City, and City/Municipality: 2015, 2020, and 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0221A6DLPD0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). 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
  8. 8.OpenStreetMap contributors. Named public places in OpenStreetMap: schools, hospitals and health centres, places of worship, government offices, markets, stations, parks, beaches and monuments, from Geofabrik's extract of the Philippines. Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
  9. 9.Provincial Government of La Union. Municipality of Bangar (History and Profile). Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  10. 10.Philippine Commission. Act No. 935 (9 October 1903), reducing the fifteen municipalities of La Union to twelve. Published October 9, 1903. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
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  16. 16.Commission on Elections (COMELEC). 2025 National and Local Elections: results, certificates of canvass of every province, city and municipality. Published May 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  17. 17.Philippine Statistics Authority. Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2018 and 2021 (the PSA's workbook "2018 - 2021 SAE_with PSGC_noHUC.xlsx", sheet "2018-2021_NoHUC", as the Internet Archive keeps it). Published April 2, 2024. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
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  24. 24.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 14, 2007 National and Local Elections. Published January 14, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  25. 25.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 10, 2004 National and Local Elections (its pages are headed "LIST OF CITY/MUNICIPAL CANDIDATES"). Published January 14, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  26. 26.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 14, 2001 National and Local Elections. Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  27. 27.European Union and the European Space Agency (Copernicus), from DLR and Airbus Defence and Space (WorldDEM). Copernicus DEM GLO-30: global digital surface model at 30 m, one-degree tiles (2021 release). Published 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Copernicus DEM GLO-30 licence: free, any use including commercial, with the Copernicus notice. Open the source
  28. 28.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
  29. 29.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climate Map of the Philippines (1951-2010), Modified Coronas Climate Classification. Published August 2014. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
  30. 30.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climatological Normals, 1991-2020, by synoptic station (one PDF each). Published January 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
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