# Luisiana

Luisiana, officially the Municipality of Luisiana (Tagalog: Bayan ng Luisiana), is a municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 20,859 people.
Locals call the town Little Baguio of Laguna because of its high elevation and cool climate like the City of Baguio.

## 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 Cavinti 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, in 1907, durin the leadership of Don Blas Oración, through the Civil Commission, Cavinti separated from Luisiana and became an independent town.
In 1948, Visita de Luisiana gained civil independence from Majayjay.

## Geography

Luisiana is bounded on the north by Pagsanjan and Cavinti, on the west by Magdalena and Majayjay, on the south by Lucban, and Sampaloc in the east.
Luisiana is 22 kilometres (14 mi) from provincial capital Santa Cruz, 109 kilometres (68 mi) from Manila, and 34 kilometres (21 mi) from Lucena.
Luisiana occupies 8,096.33 hectares (20,006.5 acres) on a plateau 1,400 feet (430 m) atop the Sierra Madre mountains.

### Barangays

Luisiana is politically subdivided into 23 barangays.  Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
* De La Paz
* Barangay Zone I (Poblacion)
* Barangay Zone II (Poblacion)
* Barangay Zone III (Poblacion)
* Barangay Zone IV (Poblacion)
* Barangay Zone V (Poblacion)
* Barangay Zone VI (Poblacion)
* Barangay Zone VII (Poblacion)
* Barangay Zone VIII (Poblacion)
* 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).
Climate data for Luisiana, Laguna :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 26 (79) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 26 (79) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 26 (80) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20 (68) | 20 (68) | 20 (68) | 21 (70) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 21 (70) | 21 (70) | 20 (68) | 21 (70) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 58 (2.3) | 41 (1.6) | 32 (1.3) | 29 (1.1) | 91 (3.6) | 143 (5.6) | 181 (7.1) | 162 (6.4) | 172 (6.8) | 164 (6.5) | 113 (4.4) | 121 (4.8) | 1,307 (51.5) |
| Average rainy days | 13.4 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.8 | 19.1 | 22.9 | 26.6 | 24.9 | 25.0 | 21.4 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 214.5 |
| Source: Meteoblue ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Luisiana, Laguna, was 20,859 people, with a density of 280 inhabitants per square kilometer or 730 inhabitants per square mile.

## Economy

Poverty incidence of Luisiana
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7
* 8
* 9
* 2006 8.70
* 2009 8.15
* 2012 7.27
* 2015 8.57
* 2018 4.47
* 2021 6.96
* Source: Philippine Statistics Authority
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

* Makati
* Malaybalay City
* Guipos, Zamboanga del Sur
* Baguio

## Gallery

* Plaza with Municipal Hall in background
* Luisiana Roman Catholic Church
* Liceo de Luisiana
* Bonifacio Elementary School