Luisiana Last updated November 19, 2025 Municipality in Laguna, Philippines
Municipality in Calabarzon, Philippines
Luisiana , officially the Municipality of Luisiana (Tagalog : Bayan ng Luisiana municipality in the province of Laguna , Philippines . According to the 2024 census , it has a population of 21,824 people. [ 5]
It is known as the Little Baguio of Laguna because of its high elevation and cool climate like Baguio . [ 6]
History National historical marker installed in 1998 at the municipal hall During the 17th century, there was an area of land in Laguna known as Sitio "San Luis" a barrio of Majayjay, Laguna.. The name San Luis was given in honor of Saint Louis, Bishop of Toulouse, who was a popular Franciscan saint in the region. The early settlers were primarily farmers and devout Catholics who built a small chapel dedicated to their patron saint.
San Luis later became the town of Luisiana. It was only on April 3, 1854, that ecclesiastical independence was granted to San Luis 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'.[ citation needed ] Our Lady of the Rosary , was established in 1854 but burned down in 1872 before being rebuilt. [ 7]
In 1903, the towns of Cavinti and Luisiana were combined, [ 8] Pedro Villanueva of Cavinti was elected mayor and it was during his term that the Aglipay 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. [ 9]
In 1948, Visita de Luisiana gained civil independence from Majayjay .
Government Elected officials Luisiana Municipal Official (2025–2028) Name Party Term of office Start End Municipal Mayor Jomapher "Mapher" U. Alvarez PFP 30 June 30 June Municipal Vice Mayor Jonieces "Engr. Joni" R. Acaylar Lakas–CMD 30 June 30 June Member of the Municipal Council Hans Christian "Ian" R. Rondilla NUP 30 June 30 June Romnick A. Racoma AKAY 30 June 30 June Elaine E. Teope AKBAYAN 30 June 30 June Eulogio "Oyong" D. Suario Jr. Lakas–CMD 30 June 30 June Marlon M. Oblinida PFP 30 June 30 June Arnulfo "Bisaya" I. Abrejera AKAY 30 June 30 June Marvin "Mr. Announcer" A. Padayhag AKAY 30 June 30 June Raya Fe A. Gaela Lakas–CMD 30 June 30 June ABC Federation President Felicisimo "Felicing" B. Esperanza Nonpartisan (San Diego) 15 December SK Federation President Duke Ezekiel A. Cuala Nonpartisan (San Antonio) 15 December
List of Barangay Chairman/Chairwoman in the Municipality of Luisiana Barangay Punong Barangay Zone I (Pob.) Hon. Gemma Abrejera Zone II (Pob.) Hon. Roldan Detras Zone III (Pob.) Hon. Raquel Deriquitto Zone IV (Pob.) Hon. Rosemarie Ludovice Zone V (Pob.) Hon. Cesar Margallo Zone VI (Pob.) Hon. Francisco Eleazar Zone VII (Pob.) Hon. Joel Evangelista Zone VIII (Pob.) Hon. Danilo De Lima San Salvador Hon. Ramon Rocreo San Diego Hon. Felicisimo Esperanza San Luis Hon. Rosal Noceja San Roque Hon. Hilarion Lorico Jr. San Rafael Hon. Richard Monterey San Antonio Hon. Renato Fraginal San Isidro Hon. Zenaida Apaya San Pedro Hon. Christopher Caballes San Jose Hon. Adrin Milaor Santo Tomas Hon. Marlon Oblinida (Elected Councilor) San Juan Hon. Ronnie Apor San Pablo Hon. Isabelita Rivera Dela Paz Hon. Gerry Cargar Santo Domingo Hon. Virginia Racoma San Buenaventura Hon. Corazon Saludes
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No Entered office Exited office Name 1 1838 1838 Don Luis Bernardo 2 1839 1839 Jose Bernardo 3 1840 1840 Alejo Concepcion 4 1841 1841 Juan Mariano 5 1842 1842 Ignacio dela Torre 6 1843 1843 Melecio Alcantara 7 1844 1844 Leoncio San Juan 8 1845 1846 Venancio Buenaventura 9 1847 1847 Ignacio dela Torre 10 1848 1850 Jose Apuada 11 1850 1851 Felix Peñalosa 12 1851 1852 Manuel Esperanza 13 1852 1853 Leoncio Romulo 14 1853 1854 Doroteo Villatuya 15 1854 1855 Pedro Estrellado 16 1855 1856 Juan Pagdingalan 17 1856 1857 Venancio Peñalosa 18 1857 1858 Guardiano Estrellado 19 1858 1859 Manuel Esperanza 20 1859 1860 Francisco Natividad 21 1860 1861 Cayetano Suello 22 1861 1862 Alejo Concepcion 23 1862 1862 Gervacio Quevar 24 1863 1864 Andres Teope 25 1865 1866 Agustin Apostol 26 1867 1868 Manuel Esperanza 27 1869 1870 Jose Peñalosa 28 1871 1871 Vicente Tolentino 29 1872 1873 Andres Teope 30 1873 1874 Felipe Estrellado 31 1875 1876 Jose Peñalosa 32 1877 1878 Regino Apuada 33 1879 1880 Andres Teope 34 1881 1882 Andres Velasquez 35 1883 1887 Pioquinto Fabricante 36 1887 1888 Isidro Palad 37 1889 1890 Pedro Ibañez 38 1891 1892 Jose Cuala 39 1892 1894 Andres Teope 40 1895 1897 Ubaldo Suello 41 1898 1898 Pedro Ibañez 42 1899 1900 Ponciano Mercurio 43 1901 1903 Pedro Ibañez 44 1904 1905 Pedro Villanueva 45 1906 1907 Don Blas Oracion 46 1908 1909 Mariano Bala 47 1910 1916 Valentin Delorico 48 1917 1919 Nemesio Reodica 49 1920 1922 Pedro Ibañez 50 1923 1925 Roman Subijano 51 1926 1928 Severo Villatuya 52 1929 1931 Martin Hugo 53 1932 1934 Felipe Reodica 54 1935 1937 Martin Hugo 55 1938 1940 Rufino Ibañez 56 1940 1941 Severo Villatuya 57 1942 1942 Gregorio Rogado 58 1943 1943 Severo Villatuya 59 1944 1945 Severo Villatuya, Rufino Ibañez, Martin Hugo & Antero Roasa 60 1945 1945 Antero Roasa 61 May 26 1945 October 15 1945 Pedro Bala 62 October 15 1945 May 1946 Severo Villatuya 63 May 1946 June 1946 Emeterio Palad 64 June 1946 December 1947 Fulgencio Romana 65 January 1948 July 1952 Jesus Estrellado 66 July 1952 December 1954 Potenciano Robel 67 December 1954 December 1954 Nicolas Mecija (Acting) 68 December 1954 January 1955 Nemesia Villatuya (Acting) 69 February 1955 April 1955 Rafael Romana 70 May 1955 December 1955 Potenciano Robel 71 1956 1959 Lucino Roasa 72 1960 1963 Tomas Lorico Jr. 73 1964 1967 Ruben Romana Sr. 74 1968 1971 Alfredo Rondilla 75 1972 1980 Proceso Rondilla 76 1981 1986 Reynaldo Roasa 77 1986 1987 Isidro Palad Sr. (OIC) 78 1987 1988 Gregorio Reodica (OIC) 79 1988 1992 Manuel Rondilla 80 1992 1995 Edgardo Magturo 81 1995 2004 Pepito Diwajon 82 2004 2013 Manuel Rondilla 83 2013 2022 Nestor Rondilla 84 2022 Incumbent Jomapher Alvarez
Geography Luisiana is bounded on the north by Pagsanjan and Cavinti , on the west by Magdalena and Majayjay , on the south by Lucban , and Sampaloc in the east.
Luisiana is 22 kilometres (14 mi) from provincial capital Santa Cruz , 109 kilometres (68 mi) from Manila , and 34 kilometres (21 mi) from Lucena .
Luisiana occupies 8,096.33 hectares (20,006.5 acres) on a plateau 1,400 feet (430 m) atop the Sierra Madre mountains .
Barangays Luisiana is politically subdivided into 23 barangays , as indicated below. [ 11] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios .
De La Paz Barangay Zone I (Poblacion ) Barangay Zone II (Poblacion ) Barangay Zone III (Poblacion ) Barangay Zone IV (Poblacion ) Barangay Zone V (Poblacion ) Barangay Zone VI (Poblacion ) Barangay Zone VII (Poblacion ) Barangay Zone VIII (Poblacion ) San Antonio San Buenaventura San Diego San Isidro San José San Juan San Luis San Pablo San Pedro San Rafaél San Roque San Salvador Santo Domingo Santo Tomás Climate The climate is cold, humid, and tropical. The average yearly temperature is around 26 °C (78.8 °F).
Climate data for Luisiana, Laguna Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 24 25 26 29 29 28 27 27 27 26 25 24 26 Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20 20 20 21 22 22 22 22 22 21 21 20 21 Average precipitation mm (inches) 58 41 32 29 91 143 181 162 172 164 113 121 1,307 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 [ 12]
Demographics Population census of Luisiana Year ±% p.a. 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 +1.19% 2024 21,824 +1.09% Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16] [ 17]
In the 2020 census, the population of Luisiana, Laguna, was 20,859 people, [ 18] with a density of 280 inhabitants per square kilometer or 730 inhabitants per square mile .
Economy Poverty incidence of Luisiana
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.
Education The Luisiana Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools. [ 27]
Primary and elementary schools Bonifacio Elementary School Dela Paz-San Pablo Elementary School Luisiana Adventist Elementary School Luisiana Central Elementary School San Antonio Elementary School San Buenaventura Elementary School San Isidro Elementary School San Rafael-San Roque Elementary School San Salvador Elementary School Sto. Domingo Elementary School UCCP Agape Child Development Center Secondary schools Liceo de Luisiana San Buenaventura National High School San Buenaventura National High School (Annex) Gallery Plaza with Municipal Hall in background
Luisiana Roman Catholic Church
Liceo de Luisiana
Bonifacio Elementary School
References ↑ Municipality of Luisiana | (DILG) ↑ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF) . Philippine Statistics Authority . Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453 . Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021 . ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President" . Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025 . ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" . Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024 . ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President" . Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025 . ↑ "Laguna: Aliw Falls of Luisiana, A Brief Escape From Reality" . wheninmyjourneys.com . July 7, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2025 . ↑ "Laguna churches are feast for eyes, soul" . Philippine Daily Inquirer . Retrieved November 18, 2025 . ↑ Act No. 939 (October 12, 1903), "An Act reducing the thirty municipalities of the Province of La Laguna to nineteen" , Lawyerly , retrieved July 10, 2023 ↑ Act No. 1712 (September 12, 1907), An Act to Increase the Number of Municipalities in the Province of La Laguna From Twenty-two to Twenty-three, by Separating From Luisiana the Former Municipality of Cavinti and Giving to It the Territory Which It Comprised Prior to the Passage of Act Numbered Nine Hundred and Thirty-nine , retrieved July 10, 2023 ↑ ↑ "Province:" . PSGC Interactive . Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 25 August 2025 . ↑ "Luisiana: Average Temperatures and Rainfall" . Meteoblue. Retrieved 11 May 2020 . ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President" . Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025 . ↑ Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)" . Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay . Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016 . ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)" (PDF) . Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay . National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016 . ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)" . Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007 National Statistics Office . ↑ "Province of" . Municipality Population Data . Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016 . ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President" . Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025 . ↑ "Poverty incidence (PI):" . Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020 . ↑ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF) . Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005. ↑ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF) . Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009. ↑ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF) . Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012. ↑ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF) . Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016. ↑ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015" . Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" . Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022 . ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" . Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024 . ↑ "Masterlist of Schools" (PDF) . Department of Education . January 15, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2025 . External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to
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