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Philippines: La Union Provincial Profile
La Union is located in the southwestern part of Region I and stretches over a length of 102 kilometers from North to South between 120 16' and 120 35'
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longtitude and 160 15' latitude. It is bounded on the north by Ilocos Sur, on the south by Pangasinan, on the east by Benguet, and on the west by the
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South China Sea. Situated on the northwestern coast of Luzon, La Union is the gateway to the Ilocos Region. With its strategic location, the province has
become the business, education, and government center of the Ilocos. Not only is La Union the
region’s center for trade but also of religious devotees who flock to one of the country’s popular 1 19 576
pilgrimage destinations, especially during Lent. (Source: http://www.tourism.gov.ph/SitePages/Inter-
activeSitesPage.aspx?siteID=3) CITY MUNICIPALITIES BARANGAYS
POPULATION
MOUNTAIN Source: PSA 2015 & 2010 Census / DSWD
ILOCOS SUR PROVINCE
BANGAR
11.6%
LUNA
SUDIPEN 88.4%
BALAOAN
786,653 180,675
BACNOTAN SANTOL households Urban / Rural
SAN GABRIEL
SAN JUAN 49.5% 50.5 %
female male
CITY OF SAN BAGULIN (389.5K) (397.1K)
FERNANDO 10%
45.7K > 60 years 33.6K
BENGUET
South China Sea
NAGUILIAN BURGOS 54%
BAUANG 208.2K 19-59 years 216.5K
11%
CABA 42.5K 13-18 years 46.2K
ARINGAY
19%
72.3K 3-12 years 78.4K
TUBAO
AGOO
PUGO 5%
NUEVA < 2 years
VIZCAYA 20.6K 22.1K
SANTO
TOMAS
ROSARIO Vulnerable groups (based on DSWD-NHTS database)
Conditional Cash Transfer
Programming Beneficiaries
Lingayen Gulf
0
947
Legend PANGASINAN 30,894 Female 10 130 1,139 1,809 2,658
692
2,055
214
Province capital households Male child-headed single-headed poor individuals solo parent poor individuals
Poverty incidence (%) </= 10 11 - 30 31 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 84 households households w/ disability =>18 years old =>65 years old
WATER, SANITATION AND HYGEINE Source: PSA 2015/2010 Census SHELTER Source: PSA 2015 Census
Water Roof/Wall material
supply
174,096 Roof
Housing units
Faucet Strong Light Salvaged
community Tubed; Dug Natural
system piped well Bottled sources Others
8.9% 31.9% 2.3% 43.9% 11.4% 1.6% Strong 80.5% 0.1% 0.0%
Toilets (based on census 2010)
Wall
Light 16.7% 1.4% 0.0%
91.4% 1.2% 4.5% 2.9%
Salvaged 0.4% 0.0% 0.1%
Water-sealed None Closed pit Open pit

EDUCATION Source: DepEd 2016 NUTRITION Source: FNRI 2013/2015 HEALTH Source: DOH (Personnel 2016/Facilities 2017)
Malnutrition (0-60 months old) Personnel
340
Primary schools
52,675 47,422
Male primary Female primary 31.2% 19.4% 9.1%* 293 687 355 18
school students school students
Stunting Underweight Wasting Midwives Nurses Doctors Dentists
* Estimates with coefficient of variation greater than 20
Facilities
96 Food
Secondary schools
insecurity
22,930 21,630 (households) 18.7% 35.1% 18.6%
Male secondary Female secondary 237 20 12
school students school students Mild Moderate Severe
Barangay health Rural health Hospitals
stations units (government/private)
The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Creation date: February 2018
Sources: PSA, DOH, NAMRIA, FNRI, DepEd, DSWD Feedback: addawe@un.org, aportol@un.org, mendoza1@un.org www.unocha.org/philippines www.reliefweb.int philippines.humanitarianresponse.info