Pugo, La Union
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Overlooking Pugo town center and welcome arch from the National Highway
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 Location in the province of La Union |
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| Coordinates: 16°17′N 120°29′E / 16.28°N 120.48°ECoordinates: 16°17′N 120°29′E / 16.28°N 120.48°E | ||
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| Region | Ilocos (Region I) | |
| Province | La Union | |
| District | 2nd District | |
| Founded | 1912 | |
| Barangays | 14 | |
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| • Mayor | Noemi T. Balloguing | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 62.84 km2 (24.26 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 19,690 | |
| • Density | 310/km2 (810/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 2508 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)72 | |
| Income class | 5th class | |
| Website | www |
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Pugo is a fifth class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 19,690 people.
Pugo is located at the foot of the Santo Tomas mountain range, just 36 kilometres (22 mi) west from Baguio City via the Marcos Highway. Pugo is 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from Agoo and 50 kilometres (31 mi) from the provincial capital San Fernando. It is primarily an agricultural town.
The name of Pugo has its origin from Pangasinense, a language used in Pangasinan, a province south of La Union. Pugo as well as other parts of southern La Union was once part of the ethno-linguistic territory of Pangasinense-speaking people prior to political subdivision during the Spanish regime. Now, only a minority speaks Pangasinense in La Union mainly in the towns of Rosario and Santo Tomas. The term "Pugo" which means "islet"; while Pugo itself is not an island, the term describes the huge rockbeds in the Tapuacan River. The river also features rockwalls and huge rocks which are now known as the Tapuakan Resort in Barangay Cares.
In the 2015 census, the population of Pugo, La Union, was 19,690 people, with a density of 310 inhabitants per square kilometre or 800 inhabitants per square mile.
Just as the national government, the municipal government of Pugo is divided into three branches: executive, legislative and judiciary. The judicial branch is administered solely by the Supreme Court of the Philippines. The LGUs have control of the executive and legislative branch.
The executive branch is composed of the mayor and the barangay captain for the barangays.Local Government Code of the Philippines, Book III, Department of Interior and Local Government official website.
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