Luna, Apayao

Luna
Municipality
Seal
Location in the province of Apayao
Luna Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 18°20′N 121°21′E / 18.33°N 121.35°ECoordinates: 18°20′N 121°21′E / 18.33°N 121.35°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Province	Apayao
District	Lone District
Barangays	22 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Josephine M. Bangsil
Area[2]
• Total	606.04 km^2 (233.99 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
• Total	19,063
• Density	31/km^2 (81/sq mi)
• Voter (2016)[4]	10,250
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	3813
IDD : area code	+63 (0)74
Income class	2nd class
PSGC	148105000

Luna, officially the Municipality of Luna (Filipino: Bayan ng Luna), is a municipality in the province of Apayao in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) of the Philippines. The population was 19,063 at the 2015 census.^[3] In the 2016 election, it had 10,250 registered voters.^[4]

Its former name was Macatel, changed to Luna by the town's founding father, the Ilocano explorer Antonino Barroga from Dingras, Ilocos Norte.^[5]

Geography

Luna is located at 18°20′N 121°21′E / 18.33°N 121.35°E.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 606.04 square kilometres (233.99 sq mi)^[2] constituting 13.73% of the 4,413.35-square-kilometre- (1,704.00 sq mi) total area of Apayao.

Barangays

Luna is politically subdivided into 22 barangays.^[6]

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2015[3]		2010[7]
148105001	Bacsay	4.0%	769	850	−1.89%
148105016	Cagandungan	3.4%	647	618	+0.88%
148105017	Calabigan	1.9%	368	532	−6.78%
148105018	Cangisitan	3.7%	713	683	+0.82%
148105002	Capagaypayan	2.7%	524	468	+2.18%
148105003	Dagupan	11.5%	2,194	2,038	+1.41%
148105004	Lappa	3.8%	727	667	+1.65%
148105019	Luyon	2.0%	383	350	+1.73%
148105006	Marag	3.0%	581	557	+0.81%
148105007	Poblacion	6.2%	1,181	1,107	+1.24%
148105008	Quirino	7.1%	1,353	1,228	+1.86%
148105009	Salvacion	2.0%	372	395	−1.14%
148105010	San Francisco	4.6%	880	840	+0.89%
148105020	San Gregorio	2.9%	548	529	+0.67%
148105011	San Isidro Norte	4.0%	759	750	+0.23%
148105021	San Isidro Sur	8.1%	1,545	1,326	+2.95%
148105012	San Sebastian	2.3%	442	355	+4.26%
148105013	Santa Lina	6.1%	1,166	1,026	+2.47%
148105022	Shalom	3.4%	652	666	−0.40%
148105014	Tumog	7.8%	1,495	1,285	+2.92%
148105023	Turod	5.7%	1,092	1,064	+0.50%
148105015	Zumigui	3.5%	672	695	−0.64%
	Total		19,063	18,029	+1.07%

Demographics

Population census of Luna
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1990 10,550 —     1995 12,126 +2.64% 2000 14,154 +3.37%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2007 16,431 +2.08% 2010 18,029 +3.44% 2015 19,063 +1.07%
Source: PSA[3][7][8]

In the 2015 census, Luna had a population of 19,063.^[3] The population density was 31 inhabitants per square kilometre (80/sq mi).

In the 2016 election, it had 10,250 registered voters.^[4]

References

1. "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
2. "Province: Apayao". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
3. "CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR)". Census of Population (2015): Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay (Report). PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
4. "2016 National and Local Elections Statistics". Commission on Elections. 2016.
5. Belarde, Sonia; Ronald Ocampo (2010-02-05). "Municipal Background of Luna, The Show Window of Apayao". d' lunanians: The Official Site of the Municipality of Luna Apayao. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
6. "Municipal: Luna, Apayao". PSA. Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
7. "CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR)". Census of Population and Housing (2010): Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay (Report). NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
8. "CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR)". Census of Population (1995, 2000 and 2007): Total Population by Province, City and Municipality (Report). NSO. Archived from the original on 24 June 2011.

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