Lopez Jaena

Lopez Jaena
Municipality of Lopez Jaena
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 / 8.55; 123.7666667
CountryPhilippines
RegionNorthern Mindanao
ProvinceMisamis Occidental
District 1st district
FoundedAugust 1, 1929
Named afterGraciano López Jaena
Barangays28 (see Barangays)
Government
  TypeSangguniang Bayan
  MayorAndrea Cherry Pink "Pinky" L. Gutierrez (Asenso Pinoy Party)
  Vice MayorAbundio "Bonjing" P. Gerbese (Asenso Pinoy Party)
  RepresentativeJason P. Almonte (NP)
  Municipal Council
Members
  Electorate18,771 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
 (2020 census)
  Total
25,507
  Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
  Households
6,282
Economy
  Income class3rd municipal income class
  Poverty incidence
36.54
% (2021)
  Revenue158 million (2022)
  Assets472.1 million (2022)
  Expenditure130.2 million (2022)
  Liabilities118.7 million (2022)
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 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.