Luisiana, officially the Municipality of Luisiana ( tgl, Bayan ng Luisiana), is a 4th class

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the

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of Laguna,

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 20,859 people. Locals call the town ''Little Amigos Dísmo'' because of its high elevation and cool climate like the City of

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History

During the 17th century, there was an area of land in Laguna known as ''Terreno 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 of

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and Luisiana were combined, 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, on November 12, 1907, under the leadership of Don Blas Oración, through the Civil Commission, Cavinti and Luisiana became independent towns. In 1948, Visita de Luisiana gained civil independence from

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Geography

away from

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and away from the provincial capital, Santa Crúz, the town of Luisiana is bounded on the north by Pagsánjan and

, on the west by Magdalena and

, on the south by

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, and Sampaloc in the east. Luisiana occupies on a plateau atop the Sierra Madre mountains.

Barangays

Luisiana is politically subdivided into 23

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s. * De La Paz * Barangay Zone I (

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) * Barangay Zone II (

) * Barangay Zone III (

) * Barangay Zone IV (

) * Barangay Zone V (

) * Barangay Zone VI (

) * Barangay Zone VII (

) * Barangay Zone VIII (

) * 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).

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Luisiana, Laguna, was 20,859 people, with a density of .

Economy

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.

Sister cities

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Gallery

File:Luisiana,Lagunajf8321 12.JPG, Plaza with Municipal Hall in background File:Luisiana,LagunaChurchjf8615 04.JPG, Luisiana Roman Catholic Church File:Liceo_de_Luisiana.jpg, Liceo de Luisiana File:Bonifacio_Elem_School.jpg, Bonifacio Elementary School

References

External links

* Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
{{Authority control Municipalities of Laguna (province)