General Luna, officially the Municipality of General Luna (), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
It is named after Antonio Luna, the Commanding General of the Philippine Revolutionary Army. The town initially composed of two barangays—Basyao and Kalanggan—out of the eleven sitios of Hingoso.
Geography
The town is located in the southwestern portion of the Quezon province, along the coast of Tayabas Bay. It is one of the twelve municipalities covered by the Bondoc Peninsula.
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Demographics
Economy
The economy of General Luna is heavily agricultural. There are two major economic activities in the municipality, which are farming and fishing.
Self-flagellation using whips is also practiced as an act of penitence and to share in Christ's pain
Churches
- San Ignacio de Loyola Parish (est. 1937)
- San Lorenzo Ruíz Parish
Education
The General Luna Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.
Primary and elementary schools
- Bacong Ibaba Elementary School
- Bacong Ilaya Elementary School
- Gaudencio M. Sangalang Academy
- Gen. Luna Central School
- Lavides Elementary School
- Magsaysay Elementary School
- Malaya Elementary School
- Nieva Elementary School
- Saint Ignatius Parochial School
- San Ignacio Ibaba Elementary School
- San Ignacio Ilaya Elementary School
- San Isidro Elementary School
- San Nicolas Elementary School
- San Vicente Elementary School
- Sumilang Elementary School
- Villarica Elementary School
Secondary schools
- General Luna National High School
- Malaya National High School
- San Isidro National High School
- Sergio Balane Integrated School
References
External links
- General Luna Profile at PhilAtlas.com
- [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
- Philippine Census Information
- Local Governance Performance Management System