Lopez Jaena
Municipality in Misamis Occidental, Philippines
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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.[5]
Lopez Jaena | |
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| Municipality of Lopez Jaena | |
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 Map of Misamis Occidental with Lopez Jaena highlighted | |
 Interactive map of Lopez Jaena | |
.svg)  Lopez Jaena Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 8°33′00″N 123°46′00″E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Northern Mindanao |
| Province | Misamis Occidental |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | August 1, 1929 |
| Named after | Graciano López Jaena |
| Barangays | 28 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • 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 |
| • Electorate | 18,771 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• 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) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 25,806 |
| • Density | 272.5/km2 (705.8/sq mi) |
| • Households | 6,282 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 36.54 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 158 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 472.1 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 130.2 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 118.7 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Misamis Occidental 1 Electric Cooperative (MOELCI 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 7208 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)88 |
| Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
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 | |||||||||||||
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| 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[6] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
Population census of Lopez Jaena | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10][11] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the 2020 census, the population of Lopez Jaena was 25,806 people,[12] with a density of 270 inhabitants per square kilometre or 700 inhabitants per square mile.
