Loon, Bohol
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Main street through Loon
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 Map of Bohol with Loon highlighted |
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 Map of Loon showing barangays and islands |
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 Loon
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| Coordinates: 9°48′N 123°48′E / 9.8°N 123.8°ECoordinates: 9°48′N 123°48′E / 9.8°N 123.8°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Visayas (Region VII) |
| Province | Bohol |
| District | 1st district of Bohol |
| Barangays |
67 (see § Barangays)
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| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Elvi Relampagos (LP) |
| • Vice mayor | Lloyd Lopez |
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| • Representative | Rene Relampagos |
| Area | |
| • Total | 125.38 km2 (48.41 sq mi) |
| including Candilao and Sandingan islands | |
| Population (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 43,034 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (890/sq mi) |
| • Voter (2016) | 27,676 |
| Demonym(s) | Loonanon |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 6327 |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)38 |
| Income class | 2nd class |
| PSGC | 071230000 |
| Website | www |
Loon is a 2nd municipal income class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 43,034. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 27,676 registered voters.
Loon lies halfway between Tagbilaran and Tubigon, Bohol's major ports of entry, each of which is only 40 minutes away by public utility buses, jeepneys and vans-for-hire that frequently ply the north—south route. Loon has one provincial secondary port and six fishing ports. The secondary port is being converted into the Loon Bohol International Cruise Ship Port. Currently it serves the Loon—Argao (Cebu) route.
Loon was among the hardest hit towns in the 2013 Bohol earthquake. About a third of all casualties occurred in this town, and its church, dating from the 1850s, completely razed to the ground.
Twenty-eight kilometres (17 mi) north of Tagbilaran is the town proper of Loon, the westernmost municipality of the island province. Cabilao and Sandingan islands are part of the municipality. Lanao Lake on Cabilao island (also known as Cabilao Island Lake) is the only natural lake in Bohol province.
Loon is composed of land mass, coastlines and natural waters and has a relatively rolling topography consisting of moderate hills, rolling plains, sparse plateaus interspersed with valleys, and some ravines.
Loon comprises 67 barangays.
In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 27,676 registered voters, meaning that 64% of the population are aged 18 and over.
Gross Annual Income (2014): ₱63.2 million
Major industries: agriculture, fishery, cottage (ready-to-wear clothes, mats, baskets), transportation, trading, tourism
Loon's public markets include two main public markets and five barangay/feeder markets. There are more than 800 business establishments and entrepreneurs in Loon.
Road network:
‡ Totally destroyed by the 15 October 2013 earthquake.
Water is made available to more than 42 barangays principally by the Loon Waterworks System, which has about 3,000 active individual water service connections reaching the northernmost barangay of Pondol, the southernmost barangay of Song-on, all barangays on Sandingan Island, and many hinterland barangays. The rest of the upland barangays are served by Level II communal water systems.
The abundance of water in Loon has also encouraged investors to establish water-refilling stations in the town.
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