Barangay Rizal Lower

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

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Rizal Lower had a population of 369. This made it the 41st largest of 47 barangays in City of Oroquieta by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the city. Residents of Barangay Rizal Lower accounted for approximately 0.51% of the total population of City of Oroquieta, which stood at 72,301 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Rizal Lower changed from 447 to 369, a shift of -17.4% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in City of Oroquieta. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Rizal Lower 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 Rizal Lower, 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 Rizal Lower ranks 446th 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.

Barangay Rizal Lower is governed by an elected Sangguniang Barangay composed of a Punong Barangay and seven kagawads, with the Sangguniang Kabataan representing the youth. The next BSKE, set for Monday, November 2, 2026, will elect officials to four-year terms as provided under Republic Act No. 12232.