Lopez Jaena | |
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Municipality of Lopez Jaena | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 8°33′00″N 123°46′00″E / 8.55°N 123.7666667°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Northern Mindanao |
Province | Misamis Occidental |
District | 1st district |
Founded | August 1, 1929 |
Named for | Graciano López Jaena |
Barangays | 28 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Andrea Cherry Pink "Pinky" L. Gutierrez (PDPLBN) |
• Vice Mayor | Abundio "Bonjing" P. Gerbese (NP) |
• Representative | Jason P. Almonte (PDPLBN) |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 18,687 voters (2022) |
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 (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 25,507 |
• Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
• Households | 6,282 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 36.54 |
• Revenue | ₱ 120.5 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 426.8 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 100.8 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 142 million (2020) |
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 |
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]