Barangay Bonifacio

Situated in Lopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental, Barangay Bonifacio is one of 28 barangays that make up the municipality within Northern Mindanao.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Bonifacio had a population of 251. This made it the 25th largest of 28 barangays in Lopez Jaena by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bonifacio accounted for approximately 0.98% of the total population of Lopez Jaena, which stood at 25,507 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Bonifacio changed from 249 to 251, a shift of +0.8% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with slowly expanding populations in Lopez Jaena. Barangay Bonifacio is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Lopez Jaena is a municipality comprising 28 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bonifacio, 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 Bonifacio ranks 476th 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 Bonifacio 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.