Barangay Miguel Mojica

Situated in Mendez, Cavite, Barangay Miguel Mojica is one of 24 barangays that make up the municipality within CALABARZON.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Miguel Mojica had a population of 1,242. This made it the 13th largest of 24 barangays in Mendez by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Miguel Mojica accounted for approximately 3.56% of the total population of Mendez, which stood at 34,879 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Miguel Mojica moving from 1,008 residents to 1,242 residents, an intercensal change of +23.2%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Miguel Mojica is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Mendez is a municipality comprising 24 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Miguel Mojica, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Cavite, which contains 829 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Miguel Mojica ranks 661st by 2020 population. Cavite is classified as a 1st 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.