Quick Facts - Provincial Government of La Union

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION

CAPITAL
City of San Fernando City

273 KM
North of Manila
57 KM
from Baguio City

POLITICAL BOUNDARIES
Ilocos Sur on the North
Pangasinan on the South
Benguet on the East
West Philippine Sea on the West

POLITICAL SUBDIVISION

1 City
19 Municipalities
576 Barangays
2 Congressional Districts

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND LAND USE

149,309 HECTARS Land Area	41,240 (27.62%) Forest/Wooded
PREDOMINANTLY HILLY Terrian	14,788 (3.30%) Bareland
WET AND DRY SEASON Climate	191 (0.13%) Wetland
54,701 (36.64%) Agricultural	15,555 (10.42) Built-up
22,834 (15.29%) Grassland/Shrubland

DEMOGRAPHICS

827,310 Population	1.12% Growth Rate
205,497 Household	554 PERSONS/SQ. KM Population Density
ILOCANO TAGALOG ENGLISH Major Languages	14,788 (3.30%) Religion

HUMAN RESOURCE

445,000 Labor Force

65.63% Labor Force Participation Rate

90.48% Employment Rate

TRADE AND INDUSTRY

BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS

1.51%
Agriculture

17.21%
Industry

81.28%
Service

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 (Sugar Cane Wine), Vinegar, Wood Carving, Native Rice Cakes, Dried Fish

DEVELOPMENT FINANCE

FIRST CLASS PROVINCE Classification

PHP 2,436,752,179.23 Revenue

PHP 2,025,498,831.11 Expenditures

78 (Rural, Government, Universal, Thrifts, Savings and Mortgage)
Financial Institutions

DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

148 (as of 2018) Average of voters/precinct
476,014 (as of 2018) Total number of Voters

1,792 (as of 2019) PGLU employees
79.11% (as of 2019) PGLU Occupation Rate

AGRICULTURE

124% Rice	199% Fruit Vegetables
106% Fish	228% Fruits
132% Beef	104% Legumes
196% Pork	330% Root Crops
191% Carabeef	38,483 HAS Rice Area
139% Chevon	112,050 MT Rice Production
294% Poultry	90,032 MT Rice Consumption
253% Green Corn	51,723 Rice Farmers
335% Leafy Vegetables	8,092 Fruit Trees Farmers

TOURISM

TOURIST ARRIVALS

660,096
Domestic – 642,595
Foreign – 17,501

ACCREDITED TOURISM ENTITIES
30 Accommodation Establishments
96 Tour Guides
15 Travel Agencies
5 Restaurants
7 Farm Sites

TOURIST ARRIVAL TREND

2011 – 78,756
2012 – 83,975
2013 – 166,920
2014 – 220,278
2015 – 397,979
2016 – 471,547
for San Juan (Surf Area)
50.51% of Total
2017 – 591,432
32.76%
Average Occupancy Rate
1.22%
Average Length of Stay

EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

99.15% Literacy Rate

                        NUMBER OF SCHOOLS
ELEMENTARY          SECONDARY          TERTIARY
Public – 341 Public – 103             Public – 4
Private – 91             Private – 57              Private – 20

HEALTH

HOSPITALS Private 17 Government 6	59.03/100,000 Population Maternal Mortality Ratio
12.73% 4.49% Crude Birth Rate Crude Death Rate	6.81% LIVE BIRTH Infant Mortality Rate