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Municipality

Luna

Luna is a municipality in La Union, Ilocos Region, Philippines. Its population was 38,076 in the 2024 census, and it has 40 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Luna by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
BalaoanBangarAlcala: 809 people, 1,077 per km², −0.15% a yearAyaoan: 764 people, 707 per km², 1.67% a yearBarangobong: 890 people, 1,363 per km², −0.13% a yearBarrientos: 2,181 people, 1,205 per km², 1.88% a yearBungro: 470 people, 532 per km², 0.31% a yearBuselbusel: 1,189 people, 734 per km², 1.55% a yearCabalitocan: 1,089 people, 364 per km², −0.76% a yearCantoria No. 1: 512 people, 1,510 per km², −2.04% a yearCantoria No. 2: 612 people, 1,163 per km², 0.80% a yearCantoria No. 3: 862 people, 1,899 per km², 0.97% a yearCantoria No. 4: 540 people, 1,259 per km², 0.27% a yearCarisquis: 751 people, 536 per km², −1.30% a yearDarigayos: 1,691 people, 1,696 per km², −1.80% a yearMagallanes: 2,355 people, 3,557 per km², 1.29% a yearMagsiping: 1,044 people, 486 per km², 2.03% a yearMamay: 390 people, 429 per km², 3.20% a yearNagrebcan: 887 people, 501 per km², −1.53% a yearNalvo Norte: 1,349 people, 645 per km², 0.91% a yearNalvo Sur: 1,666 people, 974 per km², 1.02% a yearNapaset: 1,254 people, 2,090 per km², 0.58% a yearOaqui No. 1: 539 people, 473 per km², −1.94% a yearOaqui No. 2: 405 people, 1,013 per km², 1.67% a yearOaqui No. 3: 624 people, 696 per km², −1.44% a yearOaqui No. 4: 783 people, 1,958 per km², 1.63% a yearPila: 1,324 people, 981 per km², 0.57% a yearPitpitac: 697 people, 425 per km², −0.03% a yearRimos No. 1: 777 people, 905 per km², 2.64% a yearRimos No. 2: 644 people, 1,695 per km², 1.47% a yearRimos No. 3: 803 people, 1,211 per km², 2.31% a yearRimos No. 4: 829 people, 1,507 per km², −1.29% a yearRimos No. 5: 1,515 people, 2,073 per km², 2.46% a yearRissing: 462 people, 563 per km², 0.74% a yearSalcedo: 1,106 people, 1,707 per km², −0.89% a yearSanto Domingo Norte: 1,467 people, 1,071 per km², −0.02% a yearSanto Domingo Sur: 1,004 people, 1,479 per km², 0.12% a yearSucoc Norte: 656 people, 570 per km², 2.12% a yearSucoc Sur: 432 people, 615 per km², 0.74% a yearSuyo: 562 people, 608 per km², 0.39% a yearTallaoen: 763 people, 713 per km², 0.51% a yearVictoria: 1,379 people, 2,540 per km², −0.98% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap
  • PeopleSources

    38,076

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 7.6% from 2010 to 2024
  • Rank by peopleSources

    12th

    of the 20 cities and municipalities of La Union by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 5 of every 100 people in La Union lived in Luna in 2024 (4.61%)
  • Inside itSources

    40

    barangays

  • LandSources

    42.90 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Luna's land would fill a square about 6.5 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 888 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 9 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary
  • HomesSources

    10,121

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.8 people in each, on average, in 2024
  • Town or countrySources

    0%

    Fewer than 1 of every 1,000 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0103310000[4]Formerly 013310000
ZIP code
2518[14, 15]

People

Luna had 38,076 people in the 2024 census, up 7.6% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Luna had the 12th most people of the 20 cities and municipalities of La Union in 2024[1]
  1. 9San Juan41,319
  2. 10Balaoan40,440
  3. 11Bangar38,190
  4. 12Luna38,076
  5. 13Tubao31,868
  6. 14Caba23,432
  7. 15Pugo19,107
All 20 cities and municipalities of La Union
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 42 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Magallanes2,3556 in 100
  2. Barrientos2,1816 in 100
  3. Darigayos1,6914 in 100
  4. Nalvo Sur1,6664 in 100
  5. Rimos No. 51,5154 in 100
  6. Santo Domingo Norte1,4674 in 100
  7. Victoria1,3794 in 100
  8. Nalvo Norte1,3494 in 100
  9. Pila1,3243 in 100
  10. Napaset1,2543 in 100
See all 40 barangays of Luna
Age structure · 2020 Census[34]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 25 of every 100 are children under 15 (24.5%)
  • About 67 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (66.6%)
  • About 9 of every 100 are 65 or older (8.9%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 42,8861,5431,343
5 - 93,0241,5821,442
10 - 143,2281,7181,510
15 - 193,2321,6791,553
20 - 243,2601,7111,549
25 - 292,9351,5051,430
30 - 342,8121,4681,344
35 - 392,7331,4161,317
40 - 442,3031,1681,135
45 - 492,1291,0861,043
50 - 542,1021,0821,020
55 - 591,858904954
60 - 641,482691791
65 - 691,151524627
70 - 74863326537
75 - 79590210380
80 years and over724220504

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
38,076[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
10,121[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.8 on average[1, 2]
Share of La Union, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
4.61%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
0% (0 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
18,833 men, 18,479 women[34]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202438,076[1, 2]0.48% a year10,1213.8
2020as of May 1, 202037,318[1]0.88% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201535,802[1]0.23% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201035,380[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then35,372[32]1.28% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders32,259[32, 33]1.59% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then29,974[32]1.08% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then28,308[32]1.22% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then25,081[32]0.83% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then24,065[32]1.12% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then22,767[32]2.00% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then18,595[32]———

Barangays

Luna is made up of 40 barangays.
Barangays of Luna. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Alcala8092.12%−0.15% a yearabout 0.751 km²Rural
Ayaoan7642.01%1.67% a yearabout 1.08 km²Rural
Barangobong8902.34%−0.13% a yearabout 0.653 km²Rural
Barrientos2,1815.73%1.88% a yearabout 1.81 km²Rural
Bungro4701.23%0.31% a yearabout 0.883 km²Rural
Buselbusel1,1893.12%1.55% a yearabout 1.62 km²Rural
Cabalitocan1,0892.86%−0.76% a yearabout 2.99 km²Rural
Cantoria No. 15121.34%−2.04% a yearabout 0.339 km²Rural
Cantoria No. 26121.61%0.80% a yearabout 0.526 km²Rural
Cantoria No. 38622.26%0.97% a yearabout 0.454 km²Rural
Cantoria No. 45401.42%0.27% a yearabout 0.429 km²Rural
Carisquis7511.97%−1.30% a yearabout 1.40 km²Rural
Darigayos1,6914.44%−1.80% a yearabout 0.997 km²Rural
Magallanes2,3556.18%1.29% a yearabout 0.662 km²Rural
Magsiping1,0442.74%2.03% a yearabout 2.15 km²Rural
Mamay3901.02%3.20% a yearabout 0.909 km²Rural
Nagrebcan8872.33%−1.53% a yearabout 1.77 km²Rural
Nalvo Norte1,3493.54%0.91% a yearabout 2.09 km²Rural
Nalvo Sur1,6664.38%1.02% a yearabout 1.71 km²Rural
Napaset1,2543.29%0.58% a yearabout 0.60 km²Rural
Oaqui No. 15391.42%−1.94% a yearabout 1.14 km²Rural
Oaqui No. 24051.06%1.67% a yearabout 0.40 km²Rural
Oaqui No. 36241.64%−1.44% a yearabout 0.896 km²Rural
Oaqui No. 47832.06%1.63% a yearabout 0.40 km²Rural
Pila1,3243.48%0.57% a yearabout 1.35 km²Rural
Pitpitac6971.83%−0.03% a yearabout 1.64 km²Rural
Rimos No. 17772.04%2.64% a yearabout 0.859 km²Rural
Rimos No. 26441.69%1.47% a yearabout 0.38 km²Rural
Rimos No. 38032.11%2.31% a yearabout 0.663 km²Rural
Rimos No. 48292.18%−1.29% a yearabout 0.55 km²Rural
Rimos No. 51,5153.98%2.46% a yearabout 0.731 km²Rural
Rissing4621.21%0.74% a yearabout 0.821 km²Rural
Salcedo1,1062.9%−0.89% a yearabout 0.648 km²Rural
Santo Domingo Norte1,4673.85%−0.02% a yearabout 1.37 km²Rural
Santo Domingo Sur1,0042.64%0.12% a yearabout 0.679 km²Rural
Sucoc Norte6561.72%2.12% a yearabout 1.15 km²Rural
Sucoc Sur4321.13%0.74% a yearabout 0.702 km²Rural
Suyo5621.48%0.39% a yearabout 0.924 km²Rural
Tallaoen7632%0.51% a yearabout 1.07 km²Rural
Victoria1,3793.62%−0.98% a yearabout 0.543 km²Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Luna covers 42.90 km² of land, 888 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 218 m above the sea and it has 11.1 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
42.90 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
888 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
16.82712° N, 120.35775° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[28]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
14 m
Highest
218 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

11.1 km of coastline[29]

Rivers[29]

  1. Darigayos River4.2 of 4.4 km
  2. Borabor River3.1 of 17.4 km

Peaks[29]

  1. Lone Tree Hillheight not mapped

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type I[30]

Two seasons: dry from November to April, wet for the rest of the year, with the heaviest rain from June to September.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Baguio City, the nearest PAGASA station, 54 km away[31]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 3,824 mm of rain on 152 days a year; 19.5 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Baguio City, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January16 mm318.1 °C23.1 °C13.0 °C
February24 mm318.5 °C23.7 °C13.4 °C
March51 mm519.7 °C24.8 °C14.5 °C
April100 mm820.7 °C25.5 °C15.9 °C
May340 mm1820.6 °C24.7 °C16.4 °C
June406 mm1920.4 °C24.3 °C16.5 °C
July773 mm2419.6 °C23.1 °C16.2 °C
August963 mm2519.3 °C22.3 °C16.2 °C
September537 mm2219.6 °C23.0 °C16.1 °C
October477 mm1319.6 °C23.6 °C15.6 °C
November96 mm719.5 °C23.9 °C15.1 °C
December42 mm518.8 °C23.5 °C14.1 °C
The year3,824 mm15219.5 °C23.8 °C15.2 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 1,510 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 9 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
8.7% of people[18]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
2nd class[4]
About 9 of every 100 people in Luna lived below the poverty line in 2021 (8.7%)[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 7.3% and 10.1%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 9government offices
  • 2hospitals and health centres
  • 25schools
  • 2places of worship
  • 1market
  • 2parks
  • 2monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Luna. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[12, 13]

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
1st district of La Union[16, 17]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Gary Napeńas Pinzon[19]
    Vice mayor
    Romeo Tulod Resurreccion Jr.[19]
  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Gary Napeñas Pinzon[20]
    Vice mayor
    Romeo Lapitan Resurreccion[20]
  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Rachel Napeñas Pinzon[21]
    Vice mayor
    Oscar Bautista Reyes[21]
  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Victor Marvin Ubungen Marron[22]
    Vice mayor
    Romeo Lapitan Resurreccion[22]
  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Victor Marvin Ubungen Marron[23]
    Vice mayor
    Romeo Lapitan Resurreccion[23]
  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Victor Marvin Ubungen Marron[24]
    Vice mayor
    Romeo Lapitan Resurreccion[24]
  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    George Brillantes Pinzon[25]
    Vice mayor
    Victor Marvin Ubungen Marron[25]
  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    George Pinzon[26]
    Vice mayor
    Victor Marvin Marron[26]
  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    George B. Pinzon[27]
    Vice mayor
    Basilio N. Manangan[27]
Mayors and vice mayors of Luna, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Gary Napeńas Pinzon[19]Romeo Tulod Resurreccion Jr.[19]
2022–2025Gary Napeñas Pinzon[20]Romeo Lapitan Resurreccion[20]
2019–2022Rachel Napeñas Pinzon[21]Oscar Bautista Reyes[21]
2016–2019Victor Marvin Ubungen Marron[22]Romeo Lapitan Resurreccion[22]
2013–2016Victor Marvin Ubungen Marron[23]Romeo Lapitan Resurreccion[23]
2010–2013Victor Marvin Ubungen Marron[24]Romeo Lapitan Resurreccion[24]
2007–2010George Brillantes Pinzon[25]Victor Marvin Ubungen Marron[25]
2004–2007George Pinzon[26]Victor Marvin Marron[26]
2001–2004George B. Pinzon[27]Basilio N. Manangan[27]

History & Identity

Luna's fiesta and days

Everything listed for Luna in Now

Created
Act No. 1543 of the Philippine Commission, enacted 18 October 1906 and in force on passage, changed the name of the municipality of Namacpacan, La Union, to Luna. It is a renaming, not a creation.[9]

How it got its name

Local traditionThe old name Namacpacan is an Iloco word the town glosses as "one who had given food", from locals who shared food with travellers going north in Spanish times.[10]

The name Luna honours Doña Laureana Novicio Luna, born in the town, mother of General Antonio Luna and the painter Juan Luna. The town council asked for the change and the provincial board approved it.[9, 10]

Its story

The town was known as Namacpacan until the early 1900s. Act No. 935 of October 1903 kept the municipality, spelled Namagpacan there, within its existing boundaries.[11]

Act No. 1543 of 18 October 1906 changed its name to Luna.[9]

The provincial government says the municipal hall was built in 1915 and has been restored.[10]

Local traditionThe Baluarte watchtower on the beach is said to have stood for over three centuries as a lookout against pirates.[10]

In the Second World War Darigayos in Luna held Camp Spencer, the base of the USAFIP-NL against Japanese forces.[10]

Timeline

  1. 9 October 1903

    Act No. 935 keeps the municipality of Namagpacan (later Luna) within its present boundaries.[11]

  2. 18 October 1906

    Act No. 1543 renames Namacpacan as Luna.[9, 10]

  3. 1915

    The municipal hall is built, according to the provincial government.[10]

Nearby

Luna shares a border with Balaoan and Bangar.

How it compares

Luna beside La Union, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of La Union.

Luna beside La Union
FigureLunaLa UnionRank among the cities and municipalities of La Union
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary38,076[1, 2]825,07212th of 20
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary0.48% a year[1, 2]faster0.08% a year4th of 20
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary888[6]more crowded5286th of 20
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary42.90 km²[6]1,562.16 km²17th of 20
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.8[1, 2]higher3.7not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary0%[5]lower20.8%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

San Fernando City, the capital of La Union
24.9 km south
Manila
258.1 km south

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. BalaoanLa Union6.1 km southeast
  2. BacnotanLa Union9.7 km south
  3. BangarLa Union9.8 km northeast
  4. SudipenLa Union13.0 km east
  5. TagudinIlocos Sur16.2 km northeast
  6. SantolLa Union16.2 km southeast

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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