Barangay Santa Rita East

Barangay Santa Rita East is a small barangay in the municipality of Agoo, located in the province of La Union, in the Ilocos Region region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Santa Rita East had a population of 708. This made it the 45th largest of 49 barangays in Agoo by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Santa Rita East accounted for approximately 1.07% of the total population of Agoo, which stood at 66,028 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Santa Rita East moving from 777 residents to 708 residents, an intercensal change of -8.9%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Santa Rita East as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Agoo is a municipality comprising 49 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Santa Rita East, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of La Union, which contains 576 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Santa Rita East ranks 466th by 2020 population. La Union is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.