Lopez Jaena

Lopez Jaena
Municipality of Lopez Jaena
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Lopez Jaena is located in Philippines
Lopez Jaena
Lopez Jaena
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°33′00″N 123°46′00″E / 8.55°N 123.7666667°E / 8.55; 123.7666667
CountryPhilippines
RegionNorthern Mindanao
ProvinceMisamis Occidental
District 1st district
FoundedAugust 1, 1929
Named forGraciano López Jaena
Barangays28 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorAndrea Cherry Pink "Pinky" L. Gutierrez (PDPLBN)
 • Vice MayorAbundio "Bonjing" P. Gerbese (NP)
 • RepresentativeJason P. Almonte (PDPLBN)
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate18,687 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total94.70 km2 (36.56 sq mi)
Elevation
23 m (75 ft)
Highest elevation
196 m (643 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total25,507
 • Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
 • Households
6,282
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
36.54
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 120.5 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 426.8 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 100.8 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 142 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityMisamis Occidental 1 Electric Cooperative (MOELCI 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
7208
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)88
Native languagesSubanon
Cebuano
Tagalog
Websitewww.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 4th class municipality in the province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines and a suburb of neighboring Oroquieta City. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,507 people.[3]

  1. ^ Municipality of Lopez Jaena | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.