Luna, Apayao

Luna Macatel
Municipality
Municipality of Luna
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Map of Apayao with Luna highlighted
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Luna Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 18°19′52″N121°22′21″E / 18.3311°N 121.3725°E / 18.3311; 121.3725
Country	Philippines
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region
Province	Apayao
District	Lone district
Established	October 1, 1929 [1]
Barangays	22 (see Barangays)
Government   [2]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Josephine M. Bangsil (NPC)
•  Vice Mayor	Manolito M. Bullaoit (NPC)
•  Representative	Eleanor Bulut-Begtang
•  Municipal Council	Members Emmanuel Dave C. Verzola Cecile A. Caluya Edgar S. Bangsil Elena B. Bullaoit Eduardo O. Galleon Samuel R. Calilan Clayford Sherwin L. Ballesteros Edmon S. Cabrera
•  Electorate	12,891 voters (2025)
Area [3]
• Total	606.04 km2 (233.99 sq mi)
Elevation	41 m (135 ft)
Highest elevation	349 m (1,145 ft)
Lowest elevation	3 m (9.8 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [4]
• Total	21,630
• Density	35.69/km2 (92.44/sq mi)
•  Households	5,047
Economy
•  Income class	2nd municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	14.42 % (2021) [5]
•  Revenue	₱ 292.5 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 456.7 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 175.1 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 26.77 million (2022)
Service provider
•  Electricity	Kalinga - Apayao Electric Cooperative (KAELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	3813
PSGC	1408105000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)74
Native languages	Isnag Ilocano Tagalog

Luna, officially the Municipality of Luna (Ilocano : Ili ti Luna; Tagalog : Bayan ng Luna), is a municipality in the province of Apayao, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 21,630 people. ^[6]

It currently serves as the de facto capital of Apayao where the provincial capitol and related offices is located the New Apayao Government Center. Kabugao remains as the de jure capital.

Etymology

Its former name was Macatel then it was changed to Luna by the town's founding father, the Ilocano explorer Antonino Barroga from Dingras, Ilocos Norte. ^[7]

Geography

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 606.04 square kilometres (233.99 sq mi)  ^[8] constituting 13.73% of the 4,413.35-square-kilometre- (1,704.00 sq mi) total area of Apayao.

Luna is situated 93.18 kilometres (57.90 mi) from the provincial capital Kabugao, and 615.00 kilometres (382.14 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.

Barangays

Luna is politically subdivided into 22 barangays. ^[9] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2024 [10]		2010 [11]
148105001	Bacsay	4.2%	910	850	▴	0.50%
148105016	Cagandungan	3.6%	785	618	▴	1.77%
148105017	Calabigan	2.2%	478	532	▾	−0.78%
148105018	Cangisitan	3.6%	784	683	▴	1.01%
148105002	Capagaypayan	2.8%	615	468	▴	2.02%
148105003	Dagupan	11.7%	2,539	2,038	▴	1.62%
148105004	Lappa	4.0%	872	667	▴	1.98%
148105019	Luyon	2.1%	444	350	▴	1.76%
148105006	Marag	3.5%	766	557	▴	2.36%
148105007	Poblacion	5.7%	1,235	1,107	▴	0.80%
148105008	Quirino	6.7%	1,458	1,228	▴	1.26%
148105009	Salvacion	1.8%	389	395	▾	−0.11%
148105010	San Francisco	4.4%	951	840	▴	0.91%
148105020	San Gregorio	2.8%	600	529	▴	0.93%
148105011	San Isidro Norte	3.9%	833	750	▴	0.77%
148105021	San Isidro Sur	7.9%	1,708	1,326	▴	1.87%
148105012	San Sebastian	2.0%	435	355	▴	1.50%
148105013	Santa Lina	5.3%	1,153	1,026	▴	0.86%
148105022	Shalom	3.4%	725	666	▴	0.62%
148105014	Tumog	7.4%	1,611	1,285	▴	1.67%
148105023	Turod	5.5%	1,190	1,064	▴	0.82%
148105015	Zumigui	3.8%	816	695	▴	1.18%
	Total		21,630	21,297	▴	0.11%

Climate

Climate data for Luna, Apayao
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	24 (75)	26 (79)	28 (82)	31 (88)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	28 (82)	26 (79)	24 (75)	28 (83)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	19 (66)	19 (66)	20 (68)	22 (72)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	22 (72)	21 (70)	22 (72)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	120 (4.7)	77 (3.0)	62 (2.4)	40 (1.6)	118 (4.6)	138 (5.4)	162 (6.4)	173 (6.8)	143 (5.6)	198 (7.8)	185 (7.3)	248 (9.8)	1,664 (65.4)
Average rainy days	16.9	12.2	11.5	10.6	18.7	20.1	21.2	23.3	20.8	16.9	16.5	20.0	208.7
Source: Meteoblue [12]

Demographics

Population census of Luna

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1918	2,202	—
1939	6,353	+5.17%
1948	9,150	+4.14%
1960	8,430	−0.68%
1970	9,980	+1.70%
1975	11,301	+2.52%
1980	13,668	+3.88%
1990	10,550	−2.56%
1995	12,126	+2.64%
2000	14,154	+3.37%
2007	16,431	+2.08%
2010	18,029	+3.44%
2015	19,063	+1.07%
2020	21,297	+2.36%
2024	21,630	+0.37%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [13] [14] [11] [15] [16]

In the 2024 census, Luna had a population of 21,630 people. ^[17] The population density was 36 inhabitants per square kilometre (93/sq mi).

Economy

Poverty incidence of Luna

10

20

30

40

2000
32.25

2003
19.42

2006
16.80

2009
28.76

2012
33.42

2015
17.38

2018
13.87

2021
14.42

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority ^{[18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25]}

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Luna, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Apayao, 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. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

Elected officials

Members of the Municipal Council
(2019–2022) ^[26]

Position	Name
Congressman	Elias C. Bulut Jr.
Mayor	Josephine M. Bangsil
Vice-Mayor	Manolito M. Bullaoit
Councilors	Emmanuel Dave C. Verzola
	Ellarne B. Turingan
	Cecile A. Caluya
	Elena B. Bullaoit
	Edgar S. Bangsil
	Samuel R. Calilan
	Edmon S. Cabrera
	Johnmark Lhuilier C. Bautista

Education

The Luna 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

• Bacsay Elementary School
• Bayugao Elementary School
• Cagandungan East Elementary School
• Cagandungan West Elementary School
• Calabigan Elementary School
• Calayucay Elementary School
• Capagaypayan Primary School
• Catammoyoan Elementary School
• Dagupan Elementary School
• Luna Central School
• Luyon Elementary School
• Marag Elementary School
• Palungkada Elementary School
• Quirino Elementary School
• Salvacion Elementary School
• San Francisco Elementary School
• San Gregorio Elementary School
• San Isidro Elementary School
• San Isidro Norte Elementary School
• San Jose Elementary School
• Shalom Primary School
• Sta. Lina Elementary School
• Tumog Elementary School

Secondary schools

• Apayao Science High Shool
• BAC-DA National High School
• KJB Solid Rock Baptist Academy
• Luna National High School
• Marag Valley Agricultural and Trade High School
• Tumog National Agricultural and trade High School
• San Francisco National Agricultural and Trade High School

References

1. "Executive Order No. 200, series of 1929". Official Gazette (in Spanish). XXVII (111): 3121. 14 September 1929. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
2.   Municipality of Luna | (DILG)
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17. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
18. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
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21. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
22. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
23. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
24. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
25. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
26. "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
27. "Masterlist of Schools" (PDF). Department of Education. January 15, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2025.

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