Barangay Sinapangan Norte

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

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Sinapangan Norte had a population of 674. This made it the 32nd largest of 36 barangays in Balaoan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Sinapangan Norte accounted for approximately 1.67% of the total population of Balaoan, which stood at 40,339 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Sinapangan Norte moving from 647 residents to 674 residents, an intercensal change of +4.2%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Sinapangan Norte 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 Sinapangan Norte, 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 Sinapangan Norte ranks 480th 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.