Barangay Santa Rita West

Situated in Agoo, La Union, Barangay Santa Rita West is one of 49 barangays that make up the municipality within Ilocos Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Santa Rita West had a population of 917. This made it the 38th largest of 49 barangays in Agoo by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Santa Rita West accounted for approximately 1.39% of the total population of Agoo, which stood at 66,028 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Santa Rita West changed from 844 to 917, a shift of +8.6% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Agoo. Barangay Santa Rita West is officially classified 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 West, 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 West ranks 394th 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.