Barangay Rizal Upper

Barangay Rizal Upper is a small barangay in the city of City of Oroquieta, located in the province of Misamis Occidental, in the Northern Mindanao region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Rizal Upper had a population of 537. This made it the 36th largest of 47 barangays in City of Oroquieta by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the city. Residents of Barangay Rizal Upper accounted for approximately 0.74% 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 Rizal Upper moving from 420 residents to 537 residents, an intercensal change of +27.9%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Rizal Upper 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 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 Rizal Upper ranks 375th 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 Upper 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.