Barangay Pagleddegan

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

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Pagleddegan had a population of 803. This made it the 29th largest of 36 barangays in Balaoan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Pagleddegan accounted for approximately 1.99% of the total population of Balaoan, which stood at 40,339 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 666 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 803 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +20.6%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay Pagleddegan is officially classified 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 Pagleddegan, 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 Pagleddegan ranks 437th 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.