Barangay Guinaburan

Situated in Balaoan, La Union, Barangay Guinaburan is one of 36 barangays that make up the municipality within Ilocos Region.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Guinaburan had a population of 906. This made it the 24th largest of 36 barangays in Balaoan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Guinaburan accounted for approximately 2.25% of the total population of Balaoan, which stood at 40,339 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Guinaburan changed from 919 to 906, a shift of -1.4% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with broadly stable populations in Balaoan. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Guinaburan as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Balaoan is a municipality comprising 36 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Guinaburan, 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 Guinaburan ranks 396th 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.