Barangay Lamac Upper

Situated in City of Oroquieta, Misamis Occidental, Barangay Lamac Upper is one of 47 barangays that make up the city within Northern Mindanao.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Lamac Upper had a population of 1,836. This made it the 14th largest of 47 barangays in City of Oroquieta by population, placing it in the upper half of the city. Residents of Barangay Lamac Upper accounted for approximately 2.54% of the total population of City of Oroquieta, which stood at 72,301 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Lamac Upper moving from 1,623 residents to 1,836 residents, an intercensal change of +13.1%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Lamac Upper is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Oroquieta is a city comprising 47 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Lamac Upper, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Misamis Occidental, which contains 490 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Lamac Upper ranks 84th by 2020 population. Misamis Occidental is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.