Bacnotan

Bacnotan
Municipality of Bacnotan
Bacnotan Municipal Hall, St. Michael the Archangel Parish Church & Town center
Nicknames: 
Honey Capital of the North
Cement Capital of the North
Map of La Union with Bacnotan highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Bacnotan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°43′11″N 120°20′53″E / 16.719689°N 120.348086°E / 16.719689; 120.348086
CountryPhilippines
RegionIlocos Region
ProvinceLa Union
District 1st district
Founded1599
Barangays47 (see Barangays)
Government
  TypeSangguniang Bayan
  MayorFrancisco Angelito L. Fontanilla
  Vice MayorDivina C. Fontanilla
  RepresentativeFrancisco Paolo P. Ortega V
  Municipal Council
Members
  Electorate27,733 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
 (2020 census)
  Total
44,388
  Density580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
  Households
11,675
Economy
  Income class1st municipal income class
  Poverty incidence
6.52
% (2021)
  Revenue386.5 million (2022)
  Assets1,605 million (2022)
  Expenditure230.9 million (2022)
  Liabilities142.2 million (2022)
Service provider
  ElectricityLa Union Electric Cooperative (LUELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2515
PSGC
IDD:area code+63(0)72
Native languagesIlocano
Tagalog
Websitewww.bacnotan.gov.ph

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 2020 census, it has a population of 44,388 people.