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Municipality

Looc

Looc is a municipality in Romblon, MIMAROPA, Philippines. Its population was 21,964 in the 2024 census, and it has 12 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Looc by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
AlcantaraFerrolOdionganSanta FeAgojo: 1,817 people, 473 per km², 1.62% a yearBalatucan: 1,199 people, 110 per km², 2.61% a yearBuenavista: 1,177 people, 288 per km², −1.19% a yearCamandag: 2,285 people, 468 per km², 2.68% a yearGuinhayaan: 1,595 people, 248 per km², 0.20% a yearLimon Norte: 1,910 people, 180 per km², −1.85% a yearLimon Sur: 1,589 people, 304 per km², −6.83% a yearManhac: 1,268 people, 110 per km², 0.11% a yearPili: 1,649 people, 164 per km², 7.90% a yearPoblacion: 3,529 people, 1,225 per km², 1.84% a yearPunta: 2,918 people, 372 per km², −1.37% a yearTuguis: 1,028 people, 280 per km², −2.35% 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

    21,964

    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 0.6% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    6th

    of the 17 cities and municipalities of Romblon 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 7 of every 100 people in Romblon lived in Looc in 2024 (7.25%)

  • Inside itSources

    12

    barangays

  • LandSources

    114.58 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: Looc's land would fill a square about 10.7 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: 192 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 2 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

    6,005

    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

    3.7 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    16.1%

    About 16 of every 100 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
1705907000[4]Formerly 175907000
ZIP code
5507[15, 16, 17]

People

Looc had 21,964 people in the 2024 census, up 0.6% 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.

Looc had the 6th most people of the 17 cities and municipalities of Romblon in 2024[1]
  1. 3San Agustin23,698
  2. 4San Fernando23,660
  3. 5Cajidiocan23,488
  4. 6Looc21,964
  5. 7Santa Fe17,578
  6. 8Alcantara16,417
  7. 9San Andres16,350
All 17 cities and municipalities of Romblon
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 90 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Poblacion3,52916 in 100
  2. Punta2,91813 in 100
  3. Camandag2,28510 in 100
  4. Limon Norte1,9109 in 100
  5. Agojo1,8178 in 100
  6. Pili1,6498 in 100
  7. Guinhayaan1,5957 in 100
  8. Limon Sur1,5897 in 100
  9. Manhac1,2686 in 100
  10. Balatucan1,1995 in 100
See all 12 barangays of Looc
Age structure · 2020 Census[36]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 31 of every 100 are children under 15 (31.2%)
  • About 60 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (60.4%)
  • About 9 of every 100 are 65 or older (8.5%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 41,941999942
5 - 92,3101,2141,096
10 - 142,5271,3331,194
15 - 192,3501,2291,121
20 - 241,614848766
25 - 291,275630645
30 - 341,280626654
35 - 391,268630638
40 - 441,199599600
45 - 491,135588547
50 - 541,125559566
55 - 591,018500518
60 - 64875446429
65 - 69630283347
70 - 74474177297
75 - 79370138232
80 years and over36797270

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
21,964[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
6,005[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.7 on average[1, 2]
Share of Romblon, 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
7.25%[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
16.1% (3,529 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
10,896 men, 10,862 women[36]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202421,964[1, 2]0.18% a year6,0053.7
2020as of May 1, 202021,799[1]−0.44% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201522,262[1]0.36% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201021,841[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then20,787[34]0.60% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders19,898[34, 35]0.77% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then19,196[34]−0.09% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then19,285[34]2.31% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then15,341[34]0.63% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then14,864[34]3.02% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then12,813[34]−2.96% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then17,427[34]———

Barangays

Looc is made up of 12 barangays.
Barangays of Looc. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Agojo1,8178.27%1.62% a yearabout 3.84 km²Rural
Balatucan1,1995.46%2.61% a yearabout 10.94 km²Rural
Buenavista1,1775.36%−1.19% a yearabout 4.09 km²Rural
Camandag2,28510.4%2.68% a yearabout 4.88 km²Rural
Guinhayaan1,5957.26%0.20% a yearabout 6.44 km²Rural
Limon Norte1,9108.7%−1.85% a yearabout 10.63 km²Rural
Limon Sur1,5897.23%−6.83% a yearabout 5.23 km²Rural
Manhac1,2685.77%0.11% a yearabout 11.48 km²Rural
Pili1,6497.51%7.90% a yearabout 10.05 km²Rural
Poblacion3,52916.07%1.84% a yearabout 2.88 km²Urban
Punta2,91813.29%−1.37% a yearabout 7.84 km²Rural
Tuguis1,0284.68%−2.35% a yearabout 3.67 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

Looc covers 114.58 km² of land, 192 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 340 m above the sea and it has 32.3 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
114.58 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
192 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
12.29016° N, 121.99621° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[30]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
72 m
Highest
340 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

32.3 km of coastline[31]

Rivers[31]

  1. Looc River15.2 of 21.4 km

Peaks[31]

  1. Kapihan Peak301 m
  2. Mount Malbugheight 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 III[32]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

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

At Romblon, the nearest PAGASA station, 45 km away[33]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,379 mm of rain on 155 days a year; 27.4 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Romblon, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January121 mm1225.7 °C27.6 °C23.8 °C
February90 mm926.2 °C28.4 °C23.9 °C
March85 mm827.0 °C29.5 °C24.6 °C
April70 mm628.5 °C31.3 °C25.7 °C
May158 mm929.1 °C31.9 °C26.3 °C
June243 mm1428.4 °C31.1 °C25.8 °C
July307 mm1727.7 °C30.1 °C25.3 °C
August221 mm1527.7 °C30.0 °C25.4 °C
September245 mm1427.7 °C30.1 °C25.3 °C
October305 mm1727.4 °C29.7 °C25.1 °C
November259 mm1727.1 °C29.2 °C25.1 °C
December276 mm1726.2 °C28.0 °C24.5 °C
The year2,379 mm15527.4 °C29.7 °C25.1 °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 177 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 40 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
39.6% of people[20]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
3rd class[4]
About 40 of every 100 people in Looc lived below the poverty line in 2021 (39.6%)[20]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 35.2% and 44.1%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 5government offices
  • 1hospital or health centre
  • 16schools
  • 2places of worship
  • 1station or terminal
  • 2beaches

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 Looc. 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.[13, 14]

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
Lone district of Romblon[18, 19]

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
    Lisette Medina Arboleda[21]
    Vice mayor
    Ismael Sabigan Osorio Jr.[21]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Lisette Medina Arboleda[22]
    Vice mayor
    Ismael Sabigan Osorio Jr.[22]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Lisette Medina Arboleda[23]
    Vice mayor
    Dianson Ragas Taytay[23]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Leila Medina Arboleda[24]
    Vice mayor
    June Solanoy Gadaoni[24]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Leila Medina Arboleda[25]
    Vice mayor
    Rolando Francisco Bautista[25]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Leila Medina Arboleda[26]
    Vice mayor
    Ernesto Pedroso Panes[26]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Juliet Ngo Fiel[27]
    Vice mayor
    Jacinto Garcia Marcelo Sr.[27]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Leila Arboleda[28]
    Vice mayor
    Juliet Fiel[28]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Leila M. Arboleda[29]
    Vice mayor
    Jacinto G. Marcelo Sr.[29]
Mayors and vice mayors of Looc, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Lisette Medina Arboleda[21]Ismael Sabigan Osorio Jr.[21]
2022–2025Lisette Medina Arboleda[22]Ismael Sabigan Osorio Jr.[22]
2019–2022Lisette Medina Arboleda[23]Dianson Ragas Taytay[23]
2016–2019Leila Medina Arboleda[24]June Solanoy Gadaoni[24]
2013–2016Leila Medina Arboleda[25]Rolando Francisco Bautista[25]
2010–2013Leila Medina Arboleda[26]Ernesto Pedroso Panes[26]
2007–2010Juliet Ngo Fiel[27]Jacinto Garcia Marcelo Sr.[27]
2004–2007Leila Arboleda[28]Juliet Fiel[28]
2001–2004Leila M. Arboleda[29]Jacinto G. Marcelo Sr.[29]

History & Identity

Its story

Looc was one of seven mission centres in what is now Romblon Province in 1637.[9]

In 1818 Tablas Island, part of Capiz, had the towns of Guintinguian, Agbagacay, Odiongan, Lanan and Looc. Looc was one of the towns in existence in 1898.[9]

Looc lost Santa Fe, Lanas, Guimbarayan and Agcogon, barrios that in 1946 were made into the municipality of Santa Fe, and in 1961 eight of its barrios were taken to create Alcantara.[10, 11]

Timeline

  1. 1940-06-08

    Commonwealth Act No. 581, approved 8 June 1940, abolished the provincial government and the eleven existing municipalities of Romblon and created four special municipalities instead.[12]

  2. 1 October 1946

    Republic Act No. 38 created the municipality of Santa Fe from barrios of Looc.[10]

  3. 21 March 1961

    Executive Order No. 427 took eight barrios from Looc to create Alcantara.[11]

Nearby

Looc shares a border with Alcantara, Ferrol, Odiongan and Santa Fe.

How it compares

Looc beside Romblon, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Romblon.

Looc beside Romblon
FigureLoocRomblonRank among the cities and municipalities of Romblon
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 glossary21,964[1, 2]302,8246th of 17
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 glossary0.18% a year[1, 2]faster−0.48% a year4th of 17
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 glossary192[6]less crowded21910th of 17
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 glossary114.58 km²[6]1,385.70 km²4th of 17
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 glossary3.7[1, 2]about the same3.7not 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 glossary16.1%[5]higher11.5%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Romblon, the capital of Romblon
41.7 km northeast
Manila
278.1 km northwest

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

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. FerrolRomblon5.8 km northwest
  2. AlcantaraRomblon6.9 km northeast
  3. OdionganRomblon9.7 km north
  4. Santa FeRomblon13.4 km south
  5. Santa MariaRomblon16.6 km northeast
  6. San JoseRomblon26.0 km south

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