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Pugo | |
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| Municipality of Pugo | |
 Overlooking Pugo town center and welcome arch from the National Highway | |
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 Map of La Union with Pugo highlighted | |
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.svg)  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 5th class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,337 people.[3]
Pugo is located at the foot of the Santo Tomas mountain range, just 36 kilometres (22 mi) west from Baguio via the Marcos Highway. Pugo is 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from Agoo, 50 kilometres (31 mi) from the provincial capital San Fernando, and 251 kilometres (156 mi) from Manila. It is primarily an agricultural town.
- ^ Municipality of Pugo | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.