Barangay Luna

Situated in Gerona, Tarlac, Barangay Luna is one of 44 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Luzon.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Luna had a population of 2,108. This made it the 17th largest of 44 barangays in Gerona by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Luna accounted for approximately 2.23% of the total population of Gerona, which stood at 94,485 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Luna changed from 1,797 to 2,108, a shift of +17.3% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Gerona. Barangay Luna is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Gerona is a municipality comprising 44 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Luna, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Tarlac, which contains 511 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Luna ranks 250th by 2020 population. Tarlac is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Luna is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.