Barangay Palali Sur

Situated in Santa Lucia, Ilocos Sur, Barangay Palali Sur 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 Palali Sur had a population of 918. This made it the 9th largest of 36 barangays in Santa Lucia by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Palali Sur accounted for approximately 3.54% of the total population of Santa Lucia, which stood at 25,966 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Palali Sur moving from 908 residents to 918 residents, an intercensal change of +1.1%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Palali Sur as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Santa Lucia is a municipality comprising 36 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Palali Sur, 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 Palali Sur ranks 303rd 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.

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.