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', officially the ', is a of the Philippines in the province of,. According to the, it has a population of people.Pugo is located at the foot of the Santo Tomas mountain range, just west from Baguio City via the Marcos Highway. Pugo is from Agoo and from the provincial capital San Fernando. It is primarily an agricultural town.HistoryThe name of Pugo has its origin from Pangasinan, a language used in Pangasinan, a province south of La Union. Pugo as well as other parts of southern La Union was once part of the ethno-linguistic territory of Pangasinan-speaking people prior to political subdivision during the Spanish regime. Now, only a minority speaks Pangasinan in La Union mainly in the towns of Rosario and Santo Tomas. The term "Pugo" which means "islet"; while Pugo itself is not an island, the term describes the huge rockbeds in the Tapuacan River. The river also features rockwalls and huge rocks which are now known as the Tapuakan Resort in Barangay Cares.DemographicsIn the, the population of Pugo, La Union, was people, with a density of {{sigfig{{PH wikidata.Local governmentJust as the national government, the municipal government of Pugo is divided into three branches: executive, legislative and judiciary. The judicial branch is administered solely by the Supreme Court of the Philippines. The LGUs have control of the executive and legislative branch.