Barangay Katipunan

Barangay Katipunan is a very small barangay in the municipality of Dagami, located in the province of Leyte, in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Katipunan had a population of 255. This made it the 58th largest of 65 barangays in Dagami by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Katipunan accounted for approximately 0.70% of the total population of Dagami, which stood at 36,178 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 249 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 255 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +2.4%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay Katipunan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Dagami is a municipality comprising 65 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Katipunan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Leyte, which contains 1,641 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Katipunan ranks 1414th by 2020 population. Leyte is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Katipunan 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.