Barangay Gata

Barangay Gata forms part of Jimenez, a municipality in Misamis Occidental, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Gata had a population of 644. This made it the 18th largest of 24 barangays in Jimenez by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Gata accounted for approximately 2.23% of the total population of Jimenez, which stood at 28,909 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Gata changed from 522 to 644, a shift of +23.4% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Jimenez. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Gata as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Jimenez is a municipality comprising 24 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Gata, 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 Gata ranks 328th 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.