Luna, Apayao
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| Coordinates: 18°20′N 121°21′E / 18.33°N 121.35°ECoordinates: 18°20′N 121°21′E / 18.33°N 121.35°E | ||
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| Region | Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) | |
| Province | Apayao | |
| District | Lone District | |
| Barangays | 22 (see Barangays) | |
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| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan | |
| • Mayor | Josephine M. Bangsil | |
| • Electorate | 10,250 voters (2016) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 606.04 km2 (233.99 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 19,063 | |
| • Density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 3813 | |
| PSGC | 148105000 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 | |
| Income class | 2nd municipal income class | |
Luna, officially the Municipality of Luna (Ilocano: Ili ti Luna; Filipino: Bayan ng Luna), is a municipality in the province of Apayao in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) of the Philippines. The population was 19,063 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 10,250 registered voters.
Its former name was Macatel, changed to Luna by the town's founding father, the Ilocano explorer Antonino Barroga from Dingras, Ilocos Norte.
Luna is located at 18°20′N 121°21′E / 18.33°N 121.35°E.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 606.04 square kilometres (233.99 sq mi) constituting 13.73% of the 4,413.35-square-kilometre- (1,704.00 sq mi) total area of Apayao.
Luna is politically subdivided into 22 barangays.
In the 2015 census, Luna had a population of 19,063. The population density was 31 inhabitants per square kilometre (80/sq mi).
In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 10,250 registered voters.
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