Burgos, officially the Municipality of Burgos ( ilo, Ili ti Burgos; fil, Bayan ng Burgos), is a 5th class

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in the

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of La Union,

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 9,006 people. Burgos is from provincial capital

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and from

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Geography

Barangays

Burgos is politically subdivided into 12 barangays. These barangays are headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. All are elected every three years.

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Burgos, La Union, was 9,006 people, with a density of .

Economy

Government

Burgos, belonging to the second congressional district of the province of La Union, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

Elected officials

Major roads

Naguilian Road President Elpidio Quirino Highway (often shortened as Quirino Highway), formerly known and still referred to as Naguilian Road and Baguio–Bauang Road, is a Philippine major highway in northern Luzon that runs from the city of Baguio in the provi ...

Gallery

References

External links

* Philippine Standard Geographic Code
Philippine Census Information

Local Governance Performance Management System
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