Lopez Jaena
Lopez Jaena | |
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| Municipality of Lopez Jaena | |
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Map of Misamis Occidental with Lopez Jaena highlighted | |
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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 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) | |
• 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 |
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.