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Municipality

Tubao

Tubao is a municipality in La Union, Ilocos Region, Philippines. Its population was 31,868 in the 2024 census, and it has 18 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Tubao by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
AgooAringayPugoRosarioSanto TomasAmallapay: 2,006 people, 494 per km², −0.23% a yearAnduyan: 2,138 people, 715 per km², 0.08% a yearCaoigue: 1,553 people, 547 per km², 1.26% a yearFrancia Sur: 1,704 people, 704 per km², 1.34% a yearFrancia West: 1,790 people, 947 per km², −0.83% a yearGarcia: 1,604 people, 736 per km², −0.41% a yearGonzales: 1,855 people, 2,023 per km², −0.72% a yearHalog East: 1,066 people, 361 per km², −1.76% a yearHalog West: 1,575 people, 400 per km², 1.11% a yearLeones East: 1,800 people, 1,636 per km², 1.61% a yearLeones West: 1,600 people, 856 per km², −0.40% a yearLinapew: 1,572 people, 404 per km², 0.56% a yearMagsaysay: 1,868 people, 633 per km², 0.08% a yearPideg: 1,618 people, 240 per km², −0.76% a yearPoblacion: 811 people, 4,886 per km², −0.55% a yearRizal: 1,689 people, 223 per km², −0.56% a yearSanta Teresa: 1,945 people, 977 per km², 1.57% a yearLloren: 3,674 people, 881 per km², −0.24% 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

    31,868

    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 18.1% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    13th

    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 4 of every 100 people in La Union lived in Tubao in 2024 (3.86%)

  • Inside itSources

    18

    barangays

  • LandSources

    49.58 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: Tubao's land would fill a square about 7.0 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: 643 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 6 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

    8,218

    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

    3.9 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    11.5%

    About 12 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
0103320000[4]Formerly 013320000
ZIP code
2509[13, 14]

People

Tubao had 31,868 people in the 2024 census, up 18.1% 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.

Tubao had the 13th most people of the 20 cities and municipalities of La Union in 2024[1]
  1. 10Balaoan40,440
  2. 11Bangar38,190
  3. 12Luna38,076
  4. 13Tubao31,868
  5. 14Caba23,432
  6. 15Pugo19,107
  7. 16San Gabriel18,579
All 20 cities and municipalities of La Union
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 64 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Lloren3,67412 in 100
  2. Anduyan2,1387 in 100
  3. Amallapay2,0066 in 100
  4. Santa Teresa1,9456 in 100
  5. Magsaysay1,8686 in 100
  6. Gonzales1,8556 in 100
  7. Leones East1,8006 in 100
  8. Francia West1,7906 in 100
  9. Francia Sur1,7045 in 100
  10. Rizal1,6895 in 100
See all 18 barangays of Tubao
Age structure · 2020 Census[33]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 26 of every 100 are children under 15 (25.5%)
  • About 67 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (67.2%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (7.3%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 42,4701,2681,202
5 - 92,6841,4181,266
10 - 142,9231,5691,354
15 - 193,0071,5181,489
20 - 242,9251,5131,412
25 - 292,8301,4961,334
30 - 342,4781,3111,167
35 - 392,3121,1951,117
40 - 441,9021,011891
45 - 491,634834800
50 - 541,564803761
55 - 591,429707722
60 - 641,250632618
65 - 69872411461
70 - 74645272373
75 - 79336136200
80 years and over467135332

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
31,868[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
8,218[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.9 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
3.86%[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
11.5% (3,674 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
16,229 men, 15,499 women[33]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202431,868[1, 2]0.08% a year8,2183.9
2020as of May 1, 202031,763[1]2.13% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201528,729[1]1.19% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201026,993[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then26,402[31]0.88% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders24,773[31, 32]1.57% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then23,039[31]1.63% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then21,138[31]1.85% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then17,604[31]2.63% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then15,462[31]1.22% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then14,552[31]1.65% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then12,304[31]———

Barangays

Tubao is made up of 18 barangays.
Barangays of Tubao. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Amallapay2,0066.29%−0.23% a yearabout 4.06 km²Rural
Anduyan2,1386.71%0.08% a yearabout 2.99 km²Rural
Caoigue1,5534.87%1.26% a yearabout 2.84 km²Rural
Francia Sur1,7045.35%1.34% a yearabout 2.42 km²Rural
Francia West1,7905.62%−0.83% a yearabout 1.89 km²Rural
Garcia1,6045.03%−0.41% a yearabout 2.18 km²Rural
Gonzales1,8555.82%−0.72% a yearabout 0.917 km²Rural
Halog East1,0663.35%−1.76% a yearabout 2.95 km²Rural
Halog West1,5754.94%1.11% a yearabout 3.94 km²Rural
Leones East1,8005.65%1.61% a yearabout 1.10 km²Rural
Leones West1,6005.02%−0.40% a yearabout 1.87 km²Rural
Linapew1,5724.93%0.56% a yearabout 3.89 km²Rural
Lloren3,67411.53%−0.24% a yearabout 4.17 km²Urban
Magsaysay1,8685.86%0.08% a yearabout 2.95 km²Rural
Pideg1,6185.08%−0.76% a yearabout 6.74 km²Rural
Poblacion8112.54%−0.55% a yearabout 0.166 km²Rural
Rizal1,6895.3%−0.56% a yearabout 7.57 km²Rural
Santa Teresa1,9456.1%1.57% a yearabout 1.99 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

Tubao covers 49.58 km² of land, 643 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 335 m above the sea and it lies inland.
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
49.58 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
643 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
16.35219° N, 120.42504° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[27]
Lowest
7 m
Average
83 m
Highest
335 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

No coastline: it lies inland.

Rivers[28]

  1. Aringay River12.2 of 45.1 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, 20 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 11 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
10.8% 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
2nd class[4]
About 11 of every 100 people in Tubao lived below the poverty line in 2021 (10.8%)[17]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 8.6% and 12.9%, with 90% confidence.

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

Public places

  • 7government offices
  • 2hospitals and health centres
  • 22schools
  • 2places of worship
  • 1market
  • 2parks

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 Tubao. 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
2nd 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
    Jonalyn Garcia Fontanilla-Piayas[18]
    Vice mayor
    Romeo Sotelo Garcia[18]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Jonalyn Garcia Fontanilla-Piayas[19]
    Vice mayor
    Romeo Sotelo Garcia[19]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Jonalyn Garcia Fontanilla-Piayas[20]
    Vice mayor
    Wilfredo Sotelo Garcia[20]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Dante Sotelo Garcia[21]
    Vice mayor
    Jonalyn Garcia Fontanilla[21]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Jonalyn Garcia Fontanilla[22]
    Vice mayor
    Dante Sotelo Garcia[22]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Dante Sotelo Garcia[23]
    Vice mayor
    Wilfredo Sotelo Garcia[23]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Dante Sotelo Garcia[24]
    Vice mayor
    Wilfredo Sotelo Garcia[24]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Dante Garcia[25]
    Vice mayor
    Lazaro Gayo[25]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Violeta G. Verceles[26]
    Vice mayor
    Dante S. Garcia[26]
Mayors and vice mayors of Tubao, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Jonalyn Garcia Fontanilla-Piayas[18]Romeo Sotelo Garcia[18]
2022–2025Jonalyn Garcia Fontanilla-Piayas[19]Romeo Sotelo Garcia[19]
2019–2022Jonalyn Garcia Fontanilla-Piayas[20]Wilfredo Sotelo Garcia[20]
2016–2019Dante Sotelo Garcia[21]Jonalyn Garcia Fontanilla[21]
2013–2016Jonalyn Garcia Fontanilla[22]Dante Sotelo Garcia[22]
2010–2013Dante Sotelo Garcia[23]Wilfredo Sotelo Garcia[23]
2007–2010Dante Sotelo Garcia[24]Wilfredo Sotelo Garcia[24]
2004–2007Dante Garcia[25]Lazaro Gayo[25]
2001–2004Violeta G. Verceles[26]Dante S. Garcia[26]

History & Identity

Tubao's fiesta and days

Everything listed for Tubao in Now

Created
Tubao became a town on 20 July 1885 by a Spanish superior decree, after years of petitions by barrios of Agoo and Aringay. The decree itself was not found.[9]

How it got its name

Local traditionThe name is thought to derive from the kalaw bird's call, Tuao, which the Spanish recorded as Tubao.[9]

Its story

Tubao was a barrio of Agoo and Aringay and a visita of the parish of Agoo.[9]

Early settlers called it San Isidro de Tubao after their patron saint, St. Isidore.[9]

It became a town in 1885.[9]

In World War II it sheltered evacuees and guerrilla fighters.[9]

Timeline

  1. 20 July 1885

    Tubao became a town by Spanish superior decree.[9]

  2. 9 October 1903

    Act No. 935 kept the municipality of Tubao with its present boundaries.[10]

Nearby

Tubao shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

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

Tubao beside La Union
FigureTubaoLa 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 glossary31,868[1, 2]825,07213th 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 glossary0.08% a year[1, 2]about the same0.08% a year11th 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 glossary643[6]more crowded5289th 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 glossary49.58 km²[6]1,562.16 km²15th 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 glossary3.9[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 glossary11.5%[5]lower20.8%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

San Fernando City, the capital of La Union
28.7 km north
Manila
205.3 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. AgooLa Union6.3 km southwest
  2. PugoLa Union6.7 km southeast
  3. AringayLa Union8.5 km northwest
  4. Santo TomasLa Union8.7 km south
  5. CabaLa Union11.0 km northwest
  6. RosarioLa Union13.8 km south

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