Barangay Dampalan

Barangay Dampalan forms part of Lopez Jaena, a municipality in Misamis Occidental, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Dampalan had a population of 571. This made it the 16th largest of 28 barangays in Lopez Jaena by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Dampalan accounted for approximately 2.24% of the total population of Lopez Jaena, which stood at 25,507 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 614 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 571 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of -7.0%, consistent with a contracting settlement. Barangay Dampalan 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 Dampalan, 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 Dampalan ranks 359th 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 Dampalan 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.