Luisiana | |
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| Municipality of Luisiana | |
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| Anthem: Luisiana March | |
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.svg)  Luisiana Location within thePhilippines | |
| Coordinates:14°11′06″N121°30′39″E / 14.185°N 121.5109°E /14.185; 121.5109 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Province | Laguna |
| District | 4th district |
| Founded | April 3, 1854 |
| Barangays | 23 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Jomapher U. Alvarez |
| • Vice Mayor | Luibic R. Jacob |
| • Representative | Maria Jamina Katherine B. Agarao |
| • Municipal Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 15,081 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 73.31 km2 (28.31 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 973 m (3,192 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 20,859 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (740/sq mi) |
| • Households | 5,102 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 6.96 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 164.6 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 537.7 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 121.6 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 213.5 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Manila Electric Company (Meralco) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4032 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)49 |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
Luisiana, officially theMunicipality of Luisiana (Tagalog:Bayan ng Luisiana), is amunicipality in theprovince ofLaguna,Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 20,859 people.[3]
Locals call the townLittle Baguio of Laguna because of its high elevation and cool climate like the City ofBaguio.[citation needed]
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During the 17th century, there was an area of land in Laguna known asTerreno de Nasonog (Lupaín ng Nasonog in Tagalog). In 1678, Terreno de Nasúnog was divided into three parts: Nasúnog de Lucban, Nasonog de Cavinti, and Nasúnog de Majayjay.
Nasonog de Majayjay later became the town of Luisiana. It was only on April 3, 1854, that ecclesiastical independence was granted to Nasonog by the Governor-General (the Marqués de Novaliches) with the corresponding approval from the Archbishop of Manila, having Don Marcos Bartolomé as its first interim parish priest. Because of the role of Don Luis Bernárdo, which was then regarded as the Father of Luisiana, and his wife Doña Ana, the town was named 'Luis y Ana', later changed to 'Luisiana'.
In 1903, the towns ofCavinti and Luisiana were combined,[5] Pedro Villanueva of Cavinti was elected mayor and it was during his term that theAglipay Church was founded in April 1904. The Romana family funded the construction of a couple of Protestant churches. However, in 1907, durin the leadership of Don Blas Oración, through the Civil Commission, Cavinti separated from Luisiana and became an independent town.[6]
In 1948, Visita de Luisiana gained civil independence fromMajayjay.
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Luisiana is bounded on the north byPagsanjan andCavinti, on the west byMagdalena andMajayjay, on the south byLucban, andSampaloc in the east.
Luisiana is 22 kilometres (14 mi) from provincial capitalSanta Cruz, 109 kilometres (68 mi) fromManila, and 34 kilometres (21 mi) fromLucena.
Luisiana occupies 8,096.33 hectares (20,006.5 acres) on a plateau 1,400 feet (430 m) atop theSierra Madre mountains.
Luisiana is politically subdivided into 23barangays. [7] Each barangay consists ofpuroks and some havesitios.
The climate is cold, humid, and tropical. The average yearly temperature is around 26 °C (78.8 °F).
| Climate data for Luisiana, Laguna | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 26 (79) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 26 (79) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 26 (80) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20 (68) | 20 (68) | 20 (68) | 21 (70) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 21 (70) | 21 (70) | 20 (68) | 21 (70) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 58 (2.3) | 41 (1.6) | 32 (1.3) | 29 (1.1) | 91 (3.6) | 143 (5.6) | 181 (7.1) | 162 (6.4) | 172 (6.8) | 164 (6.5) | 113 (4.4) | 121 (4.8) | 1,307 (51.5) |
| Average rainy days | 13.4 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.8 | 19.1 | 22.9 | 26.6 | 24.9 | 25.0 | 21.4 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 214.5 |
| Source: Meteoblue[8] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1903 | 4,174 | — |
| 1918 | 5,224 | +1.51% |
| 1939 | 6,963 | +1.38% |
| 1948 | 6,883 | −0.13% |
| 1960 | 8,746 | +2.02% |
| 1970 | 11,494 | +2.77% |
| 1975 | 12,346 | +1.44% |
| 1980 | 12,199 | −0.24% |
| 1990 | 14,241 | +1.56% |
| 1995 | 16,269 | +2.53% |
| 2000 | 17,109 | +1.09% |
| 2007 | 19,255 | +1.64% |
| 2010 | 20,148 | +1.66% |
| 2015 | 19,720 | −0.41% |
| 2020 | 20,859 | +1.11% |
| Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12] | ||
In the 2020 census, the population of Luisiana, Laguna, was 20,859 people,[3] with a density of 280 inhabitants per square kilometer or 730 inhabitants per square mile.
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Poverty incidence of Luisiana
5 10 15 20 2000 13.04 2003 17.49 2006 8.70 2009 8.15 2012 7.27 2015 8.57 2018 4.47 2021 6.96 Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] |
Luisiana is basically an agricultural town. At the población, there are only a few commercial establishments which cater to the basic services of the people. Most of them still go to Santa Crúz to do their shopping or marketing and to avail themselves of other services not available in their town.
Sources of income of the people of Luisiana are mainly focused on agriculture such as copra, pandan, palay, bamboo and bunliw, with light industry base and service-sector economy. Piggery and poultry farming are also an additional income.
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