Municipality in Misamis Occidental, Philippines

Lopez Jaena

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Key facts

population25,806

area94.7km²

instance ofmunicipality of the Philippines

countryPhilippines

elevation above sea level23m

located in the administrative territorial entityMisamis Occidental

All data from the card 33

Country: Philippines
Region: Northern Mindanao
Province: Misamis Occidental
District: 1st district
Founded: August 1, 1929
Named for: Graciano López Jaena
Barangays: 28 (see Barangays)
• Type: Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor: Andrea Cherry Pink L. Gutierrez-Cagas (ASPIN)
• Vice Mayor: Abundio P. Gerbese (ASPIN)
• Representative: Jason P. Almonte (NP)
• Municipal Council: Members Herminio C. Aca-acFe Francisca D. TaclobFidel A. CaleMaria Aileen M. BantilanRufino Philip T. MagsayoRoland B. MagsayoLloyd G. OzaragaGodofredo R. Pacana Jr.
• Electorate: 18,771 voters (2025)
• Total: 94.70 km2 (36.56 sq mi)
Elevation: 23 m (75 ft)
Highest elevation: 196 m (643 ft)
Lowest elevation: 0 m (0 ft)
• Total: 25,806
• Density: 272.5/km2 (705.8/sq mi)
• Households: 6,282
• Income class: 3rd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence: 34.75% (2023)
• Revenue: ₱ 145.5 million (2024)
• Assets: ₱ 446.9 million (2024)
• Expenditure: ₱ 145.4 million (2024)
• Liabilities: ₱ 95.83 million (2024)
• Electricity: Misamis Occidental 1 Electric Cooperative (MOELCI 1)
Time zone: UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code: 7208
PSGC: 1004208000
IDD : area code: +63 (0)88
Native languages: Subanon Cebuano Tagalog
Website: www.lopezjaenamisocc.gov.ph

Lopez Jaena, officially the Municipality of Lopez Jaena (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Lopez Jaena; Subanen: Benwa D' Lopez Jaena; Tagalog: Bayan ng Lopez Jaena), is a municipality in the province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines and a suburb of neighboring Oroquieta City. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 25,806 people.

Geography

Barangays

Lopez Jaena is politically subdivided into 28 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

Alegria
Bagong Silang
Biasong
Bonifacio
Burgos
Dalacon
Dampalan
Estante
Hasa-an
Katipa
Luzaran
Macalibre Alto
Macalibre Bajo
Mahayahay
Manguehan
Mansabay Bajo
Molatuhan Alto
Molatuhan Bajo
Peniel
Eastern Poblacion
Puntod
Rizal
Sibugon
Sibula
Don Andres Soriano
Mabas
Mansabay Alto
Western Poblacion

Climate

Climate data for Lopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27 (81)	28 (82)	29 (84)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	28 (82)	29 (85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	69 (2.7)	44 (1.7)	37 (1.5)	29 (1.1)	87 (3.4)	137 (5.4)	131 (5.2)	141 (5.6)	143 (5.6)	134 (5.3)	68 (2.7)	53 (2.1)	1,073 (42.3)
Average rainy days	9.9	7.6	7.4	8.1	21.6	26.5	26.4	26.6	25.8	24.3	15.1	10.4	209.7
Source: Meteoblue

Demographics

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1939	8,379	—
1948	9,757	+1.71%
1960	13,221	+2.56%
1970	16,464	+2.22%
1975	17,672	+1.43%
1980	18,949	+1.40%
1990	19,912	+0.50%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1995	20,444	+0.50%
2000	20,948	+0.52%
2007	22,120	+0.75%
2010	23,767	+2.65%
2015	25,055	+1.01%
2020	25,507	+0.38%
2024	25,806	+0.28%

Population census of Lopez Jaena

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

In the 2024 census, the population of Lopez Jaena was 25,806 people, with a density of 270 inhabitants per square kilometre or 700 inhabitants per square mile.