According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 51.41 square kilometres (19.85 sq mi) [5] constituting 1.23% of the 4,165.25-square-kilometre- (1,608.21 sq mi) total area of Abra.

La Paz is politically subdivided into 12 barangays.

[3] The population density was 320 inhabitants per square kilometre (830/sq mi).

Poverty incidence of La Paz Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] La Paz, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Abra, 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.

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