Geographical Location         

The historic municipality of Caba is one of the towns of the province of La Union in Region I. It is   bounded on the west by the West Philippine Sea; the town Bauang on the north; on the eastern side the towns of Aringay and Naguilian, and the town of Aringay on the southern part. Caba is some 21 kilometers south of San Fernando City, La Union, the regional center; some 54 kilometers from Dagupan City and 246 kms. northwest of Manila.

Territorial Jurisdiction/Land Area

           Based on the Cadastral Survey of the Municipality of Caba (Cad 714) undertaken in 1982 to 1983 and duly approved by the Bureau of Lands, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Caba has a total land area of 4,842 hectares. However, based on the Department of Budget and Management Internal Revenue Allotment computation is 4,631.36 hectares. The local government data, however, shows that the municipality has an original area of 6,666 hectares. The decrease from the original area could be due to several reasons like: land erosion, non- inclusion of some original parts of the municipality in the survey for some reasons, flooding and others.

Political Subdivisions and Barangay Land Area

          Representing the municipality’s political subdivisions consist of seventeen (17) barangays classified as urban and rural. The two (2) urban barangays namely:  Poblacion Norte and Poblacion Sur, has a total land area of 128.9889 hectares or 2.78% of the total municipal land area. The Fifteen (15) rural barangays has a total land area of 4,502.38 hectares representing 97.222% of the total area.  Barangay San Fermin, a rural barangay, occupies the largest land area with 862.0227 hectares while Barangay Santiago Norte, a coastal barangay, with an area of 15.3215 hectares has the smallest.

BARANGAYLAND AREA (Has.)% TO TATAL
URBAN
Poblacion Norte94.70992.04%
Poblacion Sur34.2790.74%
TOTAL URBAN128.98892.78%
RURAL
Bautista165.06563.56%
Gana207.99314.5%
Juan Cartas140.67923.04%
Las-Ud35.790.77%
Liquicia805.415217.39%
San Carlos144.28353.12%
San Cornelio509.137810.99%
San Fermin862.022718.61%
San Gregorio331.10287.15%
San Jose717.134515.49%
Santiago Norte15.32150.33%
Santiago Sur122.72072.65%
Sobredillo328.21887.08%
Urayong83.99281.81%
Wenceslao33.49980.73%
TOTAL RURAL4,502.3897.22%
TOTAL4,631.36100%

SOCIAL COMPOSITION AND CHARACTERISTICS

Almost everybody living in Caba, La Union is Filipinos. The language spoken by the people are Ilocano, Tagalog, English and some also can speak Pangalatok.

People living in the Municipality is pre-dominantly Roman Catholics with the total of 12,321 as of 2010 NSO survey which comprises about 58.12 % of the inhabitants. The second religion is Aglipay with the total of 2,367 which comprises of 11.17% of the inhabitants.

Household Population by Religious Affiliations Caba, La Union 2010

ReligionNumberPercentage
Total21,198 
Aglipay2,36711.17
Association of Baptist Churches in Luzon Visayas and Mindanao10.005
Bible Baptist Church250.12
Buddhist40.02
Cathedral of Praise Incorporated20.01
Church of Christ1310.62
Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints1340.63
Crusaders of the Divine Church of Christ Incorporated1240.58
Evangelical Christian Outreach Foundation60.03
Evangelicals (Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches)1,7288.15
Iglesiani Cristo1,5007.08
Iglesias sa Dios Espiritu Santo Incorporated50.02
International Baptist Missionary Fellowship10.005
Islam60.03
Jehovahs Witness3371.59
Jesus is Lord Church180.08
Non-Roman Catholic and Protestant (National Council of Churches in the Philippines6332.99
Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association10.005
Philippine Ecumenical Christian Church60.03
Philippine Independent Catholic Church110.05
Potters House Christian Center10.005
Roman Catholic including Catholic Charismatic12,32158.12
Seventh Day Adventist420.20
United Church of Christ in the Philippines1,1555.45
United Pentecostal Church (Philippines) Incorporated590.28
Victory Chapel Christian Fellowship30.01
Other Baptists600.28
Other Protestants490.23
Other Religious Affiliations4482.11
None200.09

In terms of educational attainment, the 2010 NSO Census reported 465 people with no grade completed or 2.43% of the total number. There are 2,088 Academic Degree Holder of 10.92%. The Municipality has also 96 people with the level of Post Baccalaureate.

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

LevelNumberPercent
   
Both Sexes19,124100
No Grade Completed4652.43
Preschool5162.7
Elementary  
1st – 4th Grade254113.29
5th – 6th Grade8054.21
Graduate2,61813.69
High School  
Undergraduate2,48312.98
Graduate4,80925.15
Post-Secondary  
Undergraduate61.32
Graduate1,1616.07
College Undergraduate1,4727.70
Academic Degree Holder2,08810.92
Post Baccalaureate96.50
Not Stated9.04

POPULATION SIZE AND GROWTH RATE

The total population of Caba, La Union as of NSO Census of 2015 was 22,039. The accompanying table shows the different census year with their corresponding population and projected population of the Municipality.

POPULATION SIZE AND GROWTH RATE CABA

CENSUS YEARTOTAL POPULATIONABSOLUTE CHANGEANNUAL PERCENT CHANGE
19033967  
1918586018933.18
1939687310130.82
194873204470.72
1960951721972.50
19701171922022.31
19751302913102.224
19801411410851.67
19901662025061.78
19951823416141.94
20001956513311.42
20072092713620.97
2010212443170.50
2015220397952.80