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Pugo | |
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Municipality of Pugo | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 16°17′N 120°29′E / 16.28°N 120.48°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Ilocos Region |
Province | La Union |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | 1912 |
Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Priscilla M. Martin |
• Vice Mayor | Jose B. Basallo |
• Representative | Sandra Y. Eriguel |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 12,786 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 62.84 km2 (24.26 sq mi) |
Elevation | 213 m (699 ft) |
Highest elevation | 782 m (2,566 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 19,337 |
• Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) |
• Households | 4,953 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 10.03 |
• Revenue | ₱ 110.2 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 449.1 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 74.32 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 56.23 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | La Union Electric Cooperative (LUELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2508 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)72 |
Native languages | Ilocano Pangasinan Tagalog |
Website | www |
Pugo ([pʊˈgoʔ]), officially the Municipality of Pugo (Ilocano: Ili ti Pugo; Pangasinan: Baley na Pugo; Filipino: Bayan ng Pugo), is a landlocked municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,337 people.[3]