Barangay Mansabay Alto

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

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Mansabay Alto had a population of 849. This made it the 13th largest of 28 barangays in Lopez Jaena by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Mansabay Alto accounted for approximately 3.33% 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 Mansabay Alto changed from 743 to 849, a shift of +14.3% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Lopez Jaena. Barangay Mansabay Alto 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 Mansabay Alto, 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 Mansabay Alto ranks 258th 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.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Mansabay Alto is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.