Barangay Bita

Barangay Bita forms part of Dueñas, a municipality in Iloilo, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Bita had a population of 550. This made it the 29th largest of 47 barangays in Dueñas by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bita accounted for approximately 1.59% of the total population of Dueñas, which stood at 34,597 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Bita moving from 543 residents to 550 residents, an intercensal change of +1.3%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. Barangay Bita is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Dueñas is a municipality comprising 47 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bita, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Iloilo, which contains 1,901 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Bita ranks 1242nd by 2020 population. Iloilo is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Bita 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.