Bacnotan
Bacnotan | |
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| Municipality of Bacnotan | |
Bacnotan Municipal Hall, St. Michael the Archangel Parish Church & Town center | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Nicknames: Honey Capital of the North Cement Capital of the North | |
Map of La Union with Bacnotan highlighted | |
Interactive map of Bacnotan | |
Bacnotan Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 16°43′11″N 120°20′53″E / 16.719689°N 120.348086°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Ilocos Region |
| Province | La Union |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | 1599 |
| Barangays | 47 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Francisco Angelito L. Fontanilla |
| • Vice Mayor | Divina C. Fontanilla |
| • Representative | Francisco Paolo P. Ortega V |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 27,733 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 76.60 km2 (29.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 238 m (781 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 45,203 |
| • Density | 590.1/km2 (1,528/sq mi) |
| • Households | 11,675 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 6.52 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 386.5 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 1,605 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 230.9 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 142.2 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | La Union Electric Cooperative (LUELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 2515 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)72 |
| Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Bacnotan, officially the Municipality of Bacnotan (Ilocano: Ili ti Bacnotan; Filipino: Bayan ng Bacnotan), is a coastal municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 45,203 people.