Barangay Rugsuanan

Situated in City of Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Barangay Rugsuanan is one of 39 barangays that make up the city within Ilocos Region.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Rugsuanan had a population of 667. This made it the 31st largest of 39 barangays in City of Vigan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the city. Residents of Barangay Rugsuanan accounted for approximately 1.24% of the total population of City of Vigan, which stood at 53,935 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Rugsuanan moving from 850 residents to 667 residents, an intercensal change of -21.5%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Rugsuanan as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Vigan is a city comprising 39 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Rugsuanan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Ilocos Sur, which contains 768 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Rugsuanan ranks 452nd by 2020 population. Ilocos Sur is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Rugsuanan is governed by an elected Sangguniang Barangay composed of a Punong Barangay and seven kagawads, with the Sangguniang Kabataan representing the youth. The next BSKE, set for Monday, November 2, 2026, will elect officials to four-year terms as provided under Republic Act No. 12232.