Agoo, Province of La Union
Type | municipality |
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Island group | Luzon |
Region | Ilocos Region (Region I) |
Province | La Union |
Barangay count | 49 |
Postal code | 2504 |
Coastal/Landlocked | coastal |
Marine waterbodies | Lingayen Gulf [South China Sea] |
Philippine major island(s) | Luzon |
Area (2013) | 52.84 km2 (20.40 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | 66,028 |
Density (2020) | 1,250 / km2 (3,237 / sq mi) |
Coordinates | 16° 19' North, 120° 22' East (16.3223, 120.3660) |
Estimated elevation above sea level | 17.4 meters (57.2 feet) |
Agoo is a coastal municipality in the province of La Union.
The municipality has a land area of 52.84 square kilometers or 20.40 square miles which constitutes 3.52% of La Union's total area. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 66,028. This represented 8.03% of the total population of La Union province, or 1.25% of the overall population of the Ilocos Region. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 1,250 inhabitants per square kilometer or 3,237 inhabitants per square mile.
Barangays
Agoo has 49 barangays as shown in the following table.
Demographic profile of barangays
Barangay | Population percentage (2020) | Population (2020) | Population (2015) | Change (2015‑2020) | Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020) |
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Ambitacay | 1.44% | 952 | 806 | 18.11% | 3.57% |
Balawarte | 2.90% | 1,916 | 1,754 | 9.24% | 1.88% |
Capas | 1.21% | 801 | 1,070 | -25.14% | -5.91% |
Consolacion | 2.60% | 1,714 | 1,661 | 3.19% | 0.66% |
Macalva Central | 1.00% | 662 | 662 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Macalva Norte | 1.85% | 1,220 | 1,138 | 7.21% | 1.48% |
Macalva Sur | 2.17% | 1,433 | 1,429 | 0.28% | 0.06% |
Nazareno | 3.38% | 2,232 | 2,061 | 8.30% | 1.69% |
Purok | 1.16% | 768 | 654 | 17.43% | 3.44% |
San Agustin East | 3.75% | 2,479 | 2,387 | 3.85% | 0.80% |
San Agustin Norte | 2.01% | 1,325 | 1,319 | 0.45% | 0.10% |
San Agustin Sur | 1.77% | 1,169 | 1,186 | -1.43% | -0.30% |
San Antonino | 1.70% | 1,125 | 1,009 | 11.50% | 2.32% |
San Antonio | 3.56% | 2,351 | 2,372 | -0.89% | -0.19% |
San Francisco | 1.80% | 1,191 | 1,044 | 14.08% | 2.81% |
San Isidro | 3.52% | 2,324 | 2,082 | 11.62% | 2.34% |
San Joaquin Norte | 2.27% | 1,497 | 1,424 | 5.13% | 1.06% |
San Joaquin Sur | 2.28% | 1,506 | 1,480 | 1.76% | 0.37% |
San Jose Norte | 1.31% | 863 | 820 | 5.24% | 1.08% |
San Jose Sur | 2.75% | 1,818 | 1,796 | 1.22% | 0.26% |
San Juan | 1.89% | 1,248 | 1,131 | 10.34% | 2.09% |
San Julian Central | 0.92% | 610 | 619 | -1.45% | -0.31% |
San Julian East | 1.76% | 1,165 | 1,121 | 3.93% | 0.81% |
San Julian Norte | 1.12% | 740 | 744 | -0.54% | -0.11% |
San Julian West | 3.22% | 2,125 | 1,914 | 11.02% | 2.23% |
San Manuel Norte | 3.61% | 2,384 | 2,031 | 17.38% | 3.43% |
San Manuel Sur | 1.41% | 930 | 873 | 6.53% | 1.34% |
San Marcos | 3.32% | 2,191 | 2,072 | 5.74% | 1.18% |
San Miguel | 2.19% | 1,446 | 1,577 | -8.31% | -1.81% |
San Nicolas Central | 1.29% | 851 | 1,177 | -27.70% | -6.60% |
San Nicolas East | 1.42% | 939 | 821 | 14.37% | 2.87% |
San Nicolas Norte | 0.82% | 539 | 689 | -21.77% | -5.04% |
San Nicolas Sur | 0.77% | 511 | 485 | 5.36% | 1.11% |
San Nicolas West | 4.15% | 2,741 | 2,710 | 1.14% | 0.24% |
San Pedro | 1.67% | 1,101 | 1,106 | -0.45% | -0.10% |
San Roque East | 1.48% | 976 | 787 | 24.02% | 4.63% |
San Roque West | 2.36% | 1,559 | 1,455 | 7.15% | 1.46% |
San Vicente Norte | 1.91% | 1,261 | 1,092 | 15.48% | 3.08% |
San Vicente Sur | 1.76% | 1,164 | 1,108 | 5.05% | 1.04% |
Santa Ana | 3.16% | 2,089 | 1,936 | 7.90% | 1.61% |
Santa Barbara | 2.64% | 1,745 | 1,907 | -8.50% | -1.85% |
Santa Fe | 1.16% | 767 | 804 | -4.60% | -0.99% |
Santa Maria | 1.48% | 978 | 971 | 0.72% | 0.15% |
Santa Monica | 1.97% | 1,303 | 1,026 | 27.00% | 5.16% |
Santa Rita | 2.38% | 1,571 | 1,529 | 2.75% | 0.57% |
Santa Rita East | 1.07% | 708 | 777 | -8.88% | -1.94% |
Santa Rita Norte | 1.56% | 1,027 | 1,158 | -11.31% | -2.50% |
Santa Rita Sur | 1.66% | 1,096 | 1,074 | 2.05% | 0.43% |
Santa Rita West | 1.39% | 917 | 844 | 8.65% | 1.76% |
Agoo Total | 66,028 | 63,692 | 3.67% | 0.76% |
Economy
The annual regular revenue of Agoo for the fiscal year of 2016 was ₱290,349,994.15.
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Fiscal Year | Annual Regular Income | Change |
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2009 | 114,377,149.77 | – |
2010 | 153,341,632.22 | 34.07% |
2011 | 153,553,129.20 | 0.14% |
2012 | 162,946,023.37 | 6.12% |
2013 | 170,604,536.06 | 4.70% |
2014 | 209,932,666.73 | 23.05% |
2015 | 216,599,998.37 | 3.18% |
2016 | 290,349,994.15 | 34.05% |
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Demographics
Households
The household population of Agoo in the 2015 Census was 63,346 broken down into 13,850 households or an average of 4.57 members per household.
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Census date | Household population | Number of households | Average household size |
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42,658 | 7,846 | 5.44 | |
47,694 | 8,965 | 5.32 | |
51,833 | 9,945 | 5.21 | |
57,839 | 11,842 | 4.88 | |
60,390 | 12,619 | 4.79 | |
63,346 | 13,850 | 4.57 |
Population by age group
According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Agoo is 5 to 9, with 6,510 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 656 individuals.
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Age group | Population (2015) | Age group percentage |
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Under 1 | 1,285 | 2.02% |
1 to 4 | 5,158 | 8.10% |
5 to 9 | 6,510 | 10.22% |
10 to 14 | 6,225 | 9.77% |
15 to 19 | 6,263 | 9.83% |
20 to 24 | 5,708 | 8.96% |
25 to 29 | 5,220 | 8.20% |
30 to 34 | 4,806 | 7.55% |
35 to 39 | 4,263 | 6.69% |
40 to 44 | 3,590 | 5.64% |
45 to 49 | 3,330 | 5.23% |
50 to 54 | 2,930 | 4.60% |
55 to 59 | 2,536 | 3.98% |
60 to 64 | 2,052 | 3.22% |
65 to 69 | 1,583 | 2.49% |
70 to 74 | 850 | 1.33% |
75 to 79 | 656 | 1.03% |
80 and over | 727 | 1.14% |
Total | 63,692 | 100.00% |
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Historical population
The population of Agoo grew from 10,653 in 1903 to 66,028 in 2020, an increase of 55,375 people over the course of 117 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.76%, or an increase of 2,336 people, from the previous population of 63,692 in 2015.
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Census date | Population | Growth rate |
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10,653 | – | |
12,517 | 1.02% | |
13,938 | 0.54% | |
16,638 | 1.83% | |
21,093 | 2.11% | |
28,696 | 3.06% | |
32,450 | 2.50% | |
34,849 | 1.44% | |
42,698 | 2.05% | |
47,721 | 2.11% | |
51,923 | 1.83% | |
57,952 | 1.53% | |
60,596 | 1.64% | |
63,692 | 0.95% | |
66,028 | 0.76% |
The total number of registered voters or electorate in Agoo for the year 2019 was 41,537, broken down into 20,271 males and 21,266 females.
Location
The municipal center of Agoo is situated at approximately 16° 19' North, 120° 22' East, in the island of Luzon. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 17.4 meters or 57.2 feet above mean sea level.
Distances
Based on the great-circle distance (the shortest distance between two points over the surface of the Earth), the cities closest to Agoo are Baguio, Dagupan, Pangasinan, San Fernando, La Union, San Carlos, Pangasinan, Urdaneta, Pangasinan, and Alaminos, Pangasinan. The nearest municipalities are Santo Tomas, La Union, Tubao, La Union, Aringay, La Union, Pugo, La Union, Caba, La Union, and Rosario, La Union. Its distance from the national capital is 202.63 kilometers (125.91 miles). The following list delineates such distance measurements.
great-circle distance
Nearest towns
- Santo Tomas, La Union, 4.80 kilometers (2.98 miles) to the South‑Southeast (S30°E)
- Tubao, La Union, 5.68 kilometers (3.53 miles) to the East‑Northeast (N61°E)
- Aringay, La Union, 8.20 kilometers (5.10 miles) to the North (N8°W)
- Pugo, La Union, 10.83 kilometers (6.73 miles) to the East (S89°E)
- Caba, La Union, 12.27 kilometers (7.62 miles) to the North (N11°W)
- Rosario, La Union, 16.58 kilometers (10.30 miles) to the Southeast (S52°E)
Nearest cities
- Baguio, 26.23 kilometers (16.30 miles) to the East‑Northeast (N68°E)
- Dagupan, Pangasinan, 31.15 kilometers (19.36 miles) to the South (S6°W)
- San Fernando, La Union, 32.99 kilometers (20.50 miles) to the North (N9°W)
- San Carlos, Pangasinan, 43.87 kilometers (27.26 miles) to the South (S2°W)
- Urdaneta, Pangasinan, 44.01 kilometers (27.34 miles) to the South‑Southeast (S29°E)
- Alaminos, Pangasinan, 45.12 kilometers (28.04 miles) to the West‑Southwest (S66°W)
Distance from Manila: 202.63 kilometers (125.91 miles) to the South‑Southeast (S19°E)
Notes
- Unless otherwise specified, population count (excluding percentages), household data, and land area figures are derived from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
- Data on registered voters is from the Commission on Elections.
- Data on annual regular income is from the Bureau of Local Government Finance, Department of Finance
- Postal code information is from the Philippine Postal Corporation.