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Luisiana is a 5th class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 17,109 people in 3,811 households. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A municipality (bayan, sometimes munisipalidad, in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing all the regions and their provinces. ... For other uses, see Laguna (disambiguation). ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...

Barangays

Luisiana is politically subdivided into 23 barangays. A barangay (Tagalog: baranggay , pronounced as ba-rang-gai, gai as in guy), also known by its former name, the barrio, is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward. ...

History

During the 1600s, there was an area of land in Laguna known as Terreno de Nasunog (Lupain ng Nasunog in Tagalog). In 1678, Terreno de Nasunog was divided into three parts: Nasunog de Lucban, Nasunog de Cavinti, and Nasunog de Majayjay. Many inventions and institutions are created, including Hans Lippershey with the telescope (1608, used by Galileo the next year), the newspaper Avisa Relation oder Zeitung in Augsburg, and Cornelius Drebbel with the thermostat (1609). ... Events August 10 - Treaty of Nijmegen ends the Dutch War. ...

Nasunog de Majayjay later became the town of Luisiana. It was only on April 3, 1854 that ecclesiastical independence was granted to Nasunog by the Governor-General (the Marques de Novaliches) with the corresponding approval from the Archbishop of Manila, having Don Marcos Bartolome as its first interim parish priest. Because of the role of Don Luis Bernardo and his wife Doña Ana, the town was named "Luis y Ana", later changed to "Luisiana". is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1854 (MDCCCLIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1948, Visita de Luisiana gained civil independence from Majayjay, but still without absolute independence for it remained under the spiritual jurisdiction of Majayjay. Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Majayjay is a municipality in the province of Laguna in the Philippines. ...

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. However, on November 12, 1907 under the leadership of Don Blas Oracion, through the Civil Commission, Cavinti and Luisiana became independent towns. 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Cavinti is a municipality in the outskirts of the province of Laguna in the Philippines and is situated in the foothills of Sierra Madre Mountain Ranges. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Today

The current mayor Manuel R. Rondilla promised that he will turn the town into a city before his term ends on 2010. Look up city, City in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Luisiana had confirmed to host the Miss Laguna 2007 this coming November after winning the bid against San Pedro, Pila and Siniloan. This is the second time that the town will host the pageant. The last time was in November 1997. San Pedro is the Spanish language form of Saint Peter. ... Piła. ... Siniloan is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. ...

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information

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