Barangay Bagong Pitogo

Barangay Bagong Pitogo forms part of Aurora, a municipality in Zamboanga Del Sur, and is classified as a very small barangay.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Bagong Pitogo had a population of 383. This made it the 42nd largest of 44 barangays in Aurora by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bagong Pitogo accounted for approximately 0.72% of the total population of Aurora, which stood at 52,995 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Bagong Pitogo changed from 388 to 383, a shift of -1.3% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with broadly stable populations in Aurora. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Bagong Pitogo as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Aurora is a municipality comprising 44 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bagong Pitogo, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Zamboanga Del Sur, which contains 779 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Bagong Pitogo ranks 657th by 2020 population. Zamboanga Del Sur 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.