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{{Short description|Municipality in Quezon, Philippines}}
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'''General Luna''', officially the '''Municipality of General Luna''' ({{langx|tl|Bayan ng Heneral Luna}}),  is a [[municipality of the Philippines|municipality]] in the [[Philippine Province|province]] of [[Quezon]], [[Philippines]]. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,804 people.{{PH census|current}}

It is named after [[Antonio Luna]], the [[Commanding General of the Philippine Army|Commanding General]] of the [[Philippine Revolutionary Army]].<ref name="history" />

==History==
General Luna is originally a sitio of [[Macalelon]], known as Hingoso. Hingoso's name is derived from local folklore, where it is said that early coastal inhabitants would say “Hinging Suso”, a [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] phrase, before gathering edible shells called "suso" to prevent misfortune, and another tale attributes the name to a misunderstanding between a local carrier of "suso" and Spaniards, who later named the place as Hingoso.

The mountainous region of Hingoso was once home to [[Aeta people|Aeta]] families, some of whom later settled in the lowlands as the first settlers. Before [[History of the Philippines (1565–1898)|Spanish colonization]], Visayan families from Simara Island, [[Romblon]], were the first migrants, followed by ''[[kaingin|kaingero]]''s, loggers, and settlers from the Visayas, [[Bicol Region|Bicol]], and [[Marinduque]], attracted by Hingoso’s vast forests.<ref name="history" />

In 1929, seven residents of Hingoso met with [[Governor of Quezon|Tayabas Governor]] [[Leon Guinto]] to ask for the secession of Hingoso from Macalelon. Finally, on November 1, 1929, [[Governor-General of the Philippines|Governor-General]] [[Dwight F. Davis]] issued Executive Order No. 207, creating the municipality of General Luna.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=General Luna, Quezon – Executive Summary (2021)|url=https://www.coa.gov.ph/download/5263/quezon/69433/general-luna-executive-summary-2021.pdf |website=[[Commission on Audit of the Philippines]]}}</ref> The town initially composed of two barangays—Basyao and Kalanggan—out of the eleven sitios of Hingoso.<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=https://generallunaquezon.gov.ph/town-history/|title=Town History|website=General Luna, Quezon|accessdate=September 22, 2024}}</ref>

==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]].<ref name=":0" />

General Luna is {{convert|110|km|sp=us}} from [[Lucena]] and {{convert|240|km|sp=us}} from [[Manila]].

===Barangays===
General Luna is politically subdivided into 27 [[barangay]]s, as indicated below. Each barangay consists of [[purok]]s and some have [[sitios]].

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* Bacong Ibaba
* Bacong Ilaya
* Barangay 1 ([[Poblacion]])
* Barangay 2 (Poblacion)
* Barangay 3 (Poblacion)
* Barangay 4 (Poblacion)
* Barangay 5 (Poblacion)
* Barangay 6 (Poblacion)
* Barangay 7 (Poblacion)
* Barangay 8 (Poblacion)
* Barangay 9 (Poblacion)
* Lavides
* Magsaysay
* Malaya
* Nieva
* Recto
* San Ignacio Ibaba
* San Ignacio Ilaya
* San Isidro Ibaba
* San Isidro Ilaya 
* San Jose
* San Nicolas
* San Vicente
* Santa Maria Ibaba
* Santa Maria Ilaya
* Sumilang
* Villarica
{{div col end}}

===Climate===
{{Weather box
| location     = General Luna, Quezon
| width        = auto
| metric first = Yes
| single line  = Yes
| Jan high C = 26
| Jan low C  = 22
| Feb high C = 27
| Feb low C  = 22
| Mar high C = 29
| Mar low C  = 23
| Apr high C = 31
| Apr low C  = 23
| May high C = 31
| May low C  = 24
| Jun high C = 31
| Jun low C  = 25
| Jul high C = 29
| Jul low C  = 24
| Aug high C = 29
| Aug low C  = 24
| Sep high C = 29
| Sep low C  = 24
| Oct high C = 29
| Oct low C  = 24
| Nov high C = 28
| Nov low C  = 24
| Dec high C = 26
| Dec low C  = 23
| Jan precipitation mm = 58
| Feb precipitation mm = 41
| Mar precipitation mm = 32
| Apr precipitation mm = 29
| May precipitation mm = 91
| Jun precipitation mm = 143
| Jul precipitation mm = 181
| Aug precipitation mm = 162
| Sep precipitation mm = 172
| Oct precipitation mm = 164
| Nov precipitation mm = 113
| Dec precipitation mm = 121
| Jan rain days        = 13.4
| Feb rain days        = 9.3
| Mar rain days        = 9.1
| Apr rain days        = 9.8
| May rain days        = 19.1
| Jun rain days        = 22.9
| Jul rain days        = 26.6
| Aug rain days        = 24.9
| Sep rain days        = 25.0
| Oct rain days        = 21.4
| Nov rain days        = 16.5
| Dec rain days        = 16.5
| source 1 = Meteoblue<ref name="met_norms">
{{cite web 
| url = https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/historyclimate/climatemodelled/general-luna_philippines_7425456
| title =  General Luna: Average Temperatures and Rainfall
| publisher = Meteoblue
| access-date = 25 January 2020 }}</ref>
| date = 25 January 2020 
}}
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==Demographics==
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| 1903 = 
| 1918 = 
| 1939 = {{PH census population|1939}}
| 1948 = {{PH census population|1948}}
| 1960 = {{PH census population|1960}}
| 1970 = {{PH census population|1970}}
| 1975 = {{PH census population|1975}}
| 1980 = {{PH census population|1980}}
| 1990 = {{PH census population|1990}}
| 1995 = {{PH census population|1995}}
| 2000 = {{PH census population|2000}}
| 2007 = {{PH census population|2007}}
| 2010 = {{PH census population|2010}}
| 2015 = {{PH census population|2015}}
| 2020 = {{PH census population|2020}}
| 2025 = 
| 2030 = 
| footnote= Source: [[Philippine Statistics Authority]]{{PH census|2015}}{{PH census|2010}}{{PH census|2007}}{{LWUA population data}} 
}}

== Economy ==
{{PH poverty incidence}}

The economy of General Luna is heavily agricultural. There are two major economic activities in the municipality, which are farming and fishing.<ref name=":0" />

== Culture ==
The Buhay na Kubol is celebrated in the town every year during [[Holy Week]]. Residents act out the [[Stations of the Cross]], with locals acting as [[Jesus Christ]] and other Biblical figures as a way of showing devotion. The sets are constructed by local artists.<ref>Otordoz, B. (2023) Quezon town set to stage ‘living’ stations of the Cross, Philippine News Agency. Available at: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1198075 (Accessed: 01 June 2023).</ref>
Self-flagellation using whips is also practiced as an act of penitence and to share in Christ's pain <ref>BACUÑO, P. (2022, April 15). Mahigit 300, Nagpenitensya sa general Luna, Quezon ngayong biyernes santo. Balitambayan. https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/balitambayan/promdi/828623/mahigit-300-nagpenitensya-sa-general-luna-quezon-ngayong-biyernes-santo/story/</ref>

===Churches===
*San Ignacio de Loyola Parish (est. 1937) 
*San Lorenzo Ruíz Parish

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline}}
* [https://www.philatlas.com/luzon/r04a/quezon/general-luna.html General Luna Profile at PhilAtlas.com]
* [{{NSCB detail}} Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081120024509/http://www.census.gov.ph/data/census2007/index.html Philippine Census Information]
* [http://www.blgs.gov.ph/lgpmsv2/cmshome/index.php?pageID=23&frmIdDcfCode=7&fLguType=CM&frmIdRegion=6&frmIdProvince=37&frmIdLgu=717 Local Governance Performance Management System] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304210254/http://www.blgs.gov.ph/lgpmsv2/cmshome/index.php?pageID=23&frmIdDcfCode=7&fLguType=CM&frmIdRegion=6&frmIdProvince=37&frmIdLgu=717 |date=2016-03-04 }}

{{Geographic location
|Centre    = General Luna
|Northeast = [[Lopez, Quezon|Lopez]]
|Southeast = [[Catanauan, Quezon|Catanauan]]
|Southwest = ''Mongpong Pass''
|West      = ''[[Tayabas Bay]]''
|Northwest = [[Macalelon, Quezon|Macalelon]]
}}
{{Quezon}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Municipalities of Quezon]]
[[Category:1929 establishments in the Philippines]]
[[Category:Establishments by Philippine executive order]]