La Union in a Glance

PROVINCIAL
CAPITAL:		 CITY OF SAN FERNANDO
273 KILOMETERS NORTH OF MANILA
57 KILOMETERS FROM BAGUIO CITY

 

NORTH:
SOUTH:
EAST:
WEST:		 ILOCUS SUR
PANGASINAN
BENGUET
WEST PHILIPPINE SEA

 

LAND AREA:                  149,309 HAS OR 1,493 SQ. KM.
TERRAIN:                    PREDOMINANTLY HILLY
CLIMATE:                    WET AND DRY SEASON
NUMBER OF CITY:             1.0
NUMBER OF MUNICIPALITIES:   19.0
NUMBER OF BARANGAYS:        576.0

 

POPULATION:                  822,352 (2020)
GROWTH RATE:                 0.94% (2015-2020)
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS:        205,034 (2020)
HOUSEHOLD POPULATION:        820,343 (2020)
POPULATION DENSITY:          551 PERSON/SQ.KM.
MAJOR DIALECTS/LANGUAGES:    ILOKO, TAGALOG, ENGLISH
RELIGION:                    PREDOMINANTLY ROMAN CATHOLIC

 

INCOME CLASSIFICATION:       FIRST CLASS PROVINCE -------

 

COMMODITY PRODUCTION
(CY 2021)		 SUFFECIENCY
LEVEL (%)
RICE: 117751.0 129.0
FRUIT TREES: 58710.0 185.0
LEAFY VEGETABLES: 13110.0 392
FRUIT VEGETABLES: 73203.0 292
LEGUMES: 5414.0 108
ROOTCROPS AREA: 21365 365
CORN: 5503 141
FISH: 18950.27 105
BEEF: 1309.83
CARA BEEF: 908.76
PORK: 10984.3
CHEVON: 317.13		 114
193
89
165
POULTRY: 16957.89 310

 

CY 2021
   CRUDE BIRTH RATE: 7.8
   CRUDE DEATH RATE: 6.0
   CONTRACEPTIVE PREVALENCE RATE: 34.3
   NUMBER OF BARANGAY HEALTH STATION: 286.0
EXISTING HOSPITALS
   PRIVATE HOSPITALS
   GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS

 

RESETTLEMENT: SAGAYAD PHASE I AND PHASE II

 

CY 2022
AVERAGE MONTHLY
CRIME RATE (%)*		 1.5
RATIO OF POLICEMEN
TO POPULATION		 10:41          .

 

ELECTRIFICATION
% OF BARANGAYS
ENERGIZED:		 100%
SERVICE PROVIDERS: LA UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY (LUECO)
LA UNION ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
COMPANY (LUELCO)
NUMBER OF SERVICE
CONNECTIONS
LUECO:
LUELCO:		 .

43364.0
144743.0
WATER
NUMBER OF WATER
DISTRICT PROVIDERS:		 6.0
SERVICE PROVIDERS: NAGUILIAN WATER DISTRICT
BALAOAN WATER DISTRICT
ROSARIO WATER DISTRICT
METRO LA UNION WATER DISTRICT
ARINGAY WATER DISTIRCT
AGOO METRO WATER DISTRICT
TELECOMMUNICATION
SMART NO OF CELL SITES:
GLOBE NO OF CELL SITES:
DITO NO OF CELL SITES:		 83.0
66.0
13.0
TELECOMMUNICATION
BY LAND:
BY AIR:
BY SEA:		 .
1 EXISTING AIRPORT
1 EXISTING SEAPORT

FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY
NUMBER OF TOURIST ARRIVALS
CY 2019
CY 2020
CY 2021		 MARCH 2

660696.0
31795.0
113432.0
ACCREDITED NON-ACCREDITED
NUMBER OF ACCREDITED
AND NON ACCREDITED
TRAVEL ANF TOURS:		 12.0 6.0
NUMBER OF ACCREDITED
AND NON ACCREDITED
HOTEL AND TOURIST INN:		 132.0 36.0
NUMBER OF ACCREDITED
AND NON ACCREDITED
HOTEL AND TOURIST INN:		 40.0 29.0
NUMBER OF ACCREDITED
AND NON ACCREDITED
HOTEL AND TOURIST INN:		 25.0 141.0

 

NUMBER OF REGISTERED
ENTERPRISES:
CY 2020
CY 2021		  

28737.0
30495.0
MAJOR INDUSTRIES: TRADING, TABACCO RE-DRYING, BASI MAKING,
BAMBOO FURNITURE, ANTIQUE FURNITURE
MAKING, CEMENT, FEEDS, GI SHEETS, FERTILIZER
TRADITIONAL PRODUCTS: SOFT BROOMS, BASKETS, HAND-WOVEN, BLANKETS,
CLAY POTTERY, RICE WINE (TAPUEY), BASI (SUAGAR
CANE WINE), VINEGAR, WOOD CARVING, NATIVE
RICE CAKES, DRIED FISH

 

NUMBER OF SCHOOLS
(SY 2020-2021)
ELEMENTARY
PUBLIC
PRIVATE		 .                                      
341
90
SECONDARY
PUBLIC
PRIVATE		 .                                       
107
54
TERTIARY
UNIVERSITY
COLLEGES		 .          
4
22

 

MUNICIPALITIES ALONG
COASTAL AREA		 BACNOTAN, BALAOAN, BANGAR
LUNA, CITY OF SAN FERNANDO,
SAN JUAN, AGOO, ARINGAY, BAUANG
CABA, ROSARIO, AND STO. TOMAS
WATERSHED AREAS BUED RIVER BASIN, ARINGAY RIVER BASIN,
NAGUILIAN. BARORO, AND LOWER AMBURAYAN

 

NUMBER OF EVACUATION
CENTER                          635                . 

 

CY 2021
POVERTY INCIDENCE
AMONG FAMILIES (%)*                		 6.6                    .
MAGNITUDE OF POOR
FAMILIES (NO.)*		 13360.0
MAGNITUDE OF POOR
AMONG POPULATION (%)*		 9.3
MAGNITUDE OF POOR
POPULATION (NO.)*		 77310.0
PER CAPITA POVERTY
THRESHOLD (PHP)*		 27909.0
PER CAPITA FOOD
THRESHOLD (PHP)*		 19547.0

 

RADIO STATION: 6 (DZSO - BOMBO RADYO; MY FM
COMMUNICATIONS; DZNLAKSYON RADYO
LA UNION; BIG SOUND FM; 101.7 DWST LOVE
RADIO; DWIS-HOT FM)
LOCAL PUBLISHING
COMPANIES:		 8 (AMIANAN BALITA NGAYON; AMIANAN TRIBUNE
PUBLICATION; THE ILOCOS HERALD; THE NORLUZONIAN
COURIER; THE LUZON SUNDAY REPORT; HIGH PLAIN
JOURNAL; NORTHERN BITZ NEW PUBLISHING; THE
WEEKLY CITY BULLETIN)
NUMBER OF MARKET
VENDORS:		  6587.0
REGISTERED VOTERS: 535730.0

 

SOURCE OF DATA
(*) PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY PRELIMENARY RESULTS OF
THE 2021 FAMILY INCOME AND EXPENDITURE SURVEY (FIES)
PSA CENSUS OF POPULATION 2015-2020
WATER DISTRICT IN LA UNION
LUELCO
LUECO