Barangay Litapan

Situated in City of Ozamiz, Misamis Occidental, Barangay Litapan is one of 51 barangays that make up the city within Northern Mindanao.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Litapan had a population of 1,045. This made it the 31st largest of 51 barangays in City of Ozamiz by population, placing it in the middle tier of the city. Residents of Barangay Litapan accounted for approximately 0.74% of the total population of City of Ozamiz, which stood at 140,334 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Litapan moving from 898 residents to 1,045 residents, an intercensal change of +16.4%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Litapan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Ozamiz is a city comprising 51 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Litapan, 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 Litapan ranks 201st 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.

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.