Loon, Bohol  ', officially the ' (; ), is a in the province of , which was established in 1753. According to the , it has a population of people. Loon lies halfway between Tagbilaran and Tubigon, Bohol's major ports of entry, each of which is only 40 minutes away by public utility buses, jeepneys and vans-for-hire that frequently ply the north–south route. Loon has one provincial secondary port and six fishing ports. The secondary port is being converted into the Loon Bohol International Cruise Ship Port. Currently it serves the Loon—Argao (Cebu) route. Loon was among the hardest hit towns in the 2013 Bohol earthquake. About a third of all casualties occurred in this town, and its church, dating from the 1850s, completely razed to the ground.   north of Tagbilaran is the town proper of Loon, the westernmost municipality of the island province. Cabilao and Sandingan islands are part of the municipality. Lanao Lake on Cabilao island (also known as Cabilao Island Lake) is the only natural lake in Bohol province. Loon is composed of land mass, coastlines and natural waters and has a relatively rolling topography consisting of moderate hills, rolling plains, sparse plateaus interspersed with valleys, and some ravines. Loon comprises 67 barangays.  soso a freshwater shellfish species badba-an a local shrub or tree bagakay or bamboo abundant in the area   bahi the hard portion of the trunk of a "pugahan" palm  basac from the visayan word "basa", which means "wet" and many years passed by, turned into "basac"  baas means sand  biasong: a variety of orange grown near the Moalong River  trabongko: a legendary shining ball that giant snakes amused at night  bugho or hole, references to the ravines and gorges of the barangay  after the plant bakong  land purportedly belonging (Ca) to the first inhabitant named Badug  kabug bats hanging from the branches of "tipolo" trees  after the swaying coconut trees which looked like fighting (galayug)  bas nga nag-ekis-ekis or sand that crosses from one side to other depending on the waves. (A popular yet wrong tale means "come back and kiss".)  patud a spring in a thick forest where hunters go  legendary ever-burning stump of dead tree to kindle (daig) lamps  kanhangdon root word is "hangad" or to look up from the Moalong River  nigaran a legendary place where big "niga" trees grew  mamag or tarsier, which were plentiful  manok where wild chickens abound  after a spring of the same name  subayon the act of walking the banks of creeks  tam-is means sweet  taongon tree was abundant  sondo a creek where one needs to take a leap (tukad)  tagbak means to barter or exchange goods   kogon grass  "Kawasi!", an order to disembark or jump overboard (to save the cargo)  the legend says an ill farmer called out because his carabao was hinomolan (wallowing in the river)  tuwang-tuwang, the changing movement of sand blown by south and north winds  the curved shape of its coastline na lo-ok  pok-pok, the warning drum hung from a mangrove tree ("pagatpat") when Moros pirate vintas were coming  moto or hill, located above the original settlement, the coastal barangay of Napo  nagatuwang whereby flow of water from a spring is absorbed higher  napolo or napoo means place formed from sand  Spanish for 'new life'; the new settlement built when Catagbacan became too big  panankilon, a medicinal herb  from tulod-tulod the thrusting action of the waves shifting sand by the wind blow  pi-ot the narrow stretch of road which widened by blasting, resulting in the fleeing of the monkeys from their habitat  pundo-pundo or pondol juts into the sea or pools of water  kinubkoban holes dug looking for sources of water.  sondol or donsol, a sea slug species abundant in its seashore  so-ongon, an arch-like rock formation along the shoreline; where one has to stoop ("so-ong") to pass  talisay trees which growing on cliffs over the shoreline  tan-awan means a place where one gets a good view of the villages below it  tangnan is cave that contains fresh water  taytay a bridge, narrow hilltop-located pathway that leads to the center of the village  tikog plant whose leaf strips can be woven into mats  tiwi the trees that once grew on the eastern part   tontonan means to use a rope ("tonton") to scale a high mountain   tubod means spring  tuburan is a spring  nag-ubay sa baybayon means straddling the shoreline  ulbohan a well where water gushed in spurts ("ga ulbo-ulbo")  Gross Annual Income (2014): ₱63.2 million  Major industries: agriculture, fishery, cottage (ready-to-wear clothes, mats, baskets), transportation, trading, tourism  Loon's public markets include two main public markets and five barangay/feeder markets.