Looc, officially the Municipality of Looc (), is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the
province
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of
Occidental Mindoro
Occidental Mindoro (), officially the Province of Occidental Mindoro ( or ''Lalawigan ng Occidental Mindoro''), is a province in the Philippines located in the Mimaropa region. The province occupies the western half of the island of Mindoro. I ...
,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 7,802 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.
Geography
The municipality encompasses the eastern half of
Lubang Island, as well as Ambil, Golo and some other minor islands, which are part of the Tagalog homeland. Looc is part of the Lubang island group, which constitutes 7 islands which are geographically distinct from any landmasses, making the island group biologically unique - and endangered at the same time. The islands are under consideration to be set as a
UNESCO
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tentative site due to its geographic importance, biological diversity, and intact rainforests.
Barangays
Looc is politically subdivided into nine
barangay
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s. Each barangay consists of
purok
A ''purok'' () is an informal division within a barangay in the Philippines. While not officially considered a local government unit (LGU), a ''purok'' often serves as a unit for delivering services and administration within a barangay. ''Pur ...
s and some have
sitios
A ''sitio'' (Spanish language, Spanish for "site") in the Philippines is a territorial enclave that forms part of a barangay. Typically rural, a ''sitios location is usually far from the center of the barangay itself and could be its own bar ...
.
* Agkawayan
* Ambil Tabao & Tambo
* Balikyas
* Bonbon (
Poblacion
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)
* Bulacan
* Burol
* Guitna (
Poblacion
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)
* Kanluran (
Poblacion
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)
* Talaotao
Climate
Demographics
Economy
References
External links
Looc Profile at PhilAtlas.com*
Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>
Local Governance Performance Management System
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Municipalities of Occidental Mindoro