Agoo

Agoo is a coastal municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines, with a population of 65,256 at the 2024 census and a land area of 52.84 square kilometres. The name is believed to come from the tree called aroo in Ilocano and agoho in Tagalog, Casuarina equisetifolia, the whistling pine, which once grew abundantly along its riverbanks and forested western coastline. The town has the monsoon climate of northern Luzon, with a dry season from November to April and a wet season from May to October. Its recorded history reaches back further than most Philippine municipalities, and documents and artefacts support the claim that it was a major port of call for foreign traders before the Spaniards formally founded the town. Japanese fishermen are said to have made their first settlement in the Philippines at Agoo and passed on their fishing skills to local fishermen.