Barangay Camitoc

Situated in Dulag, Leyte, Barangay Camitoc is one of 45 barangays that make up the municipality within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Camitoc had a population of 381. This made it the 44th largest of 45 barangays in Dulag by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Camitoc accounted for approximately 0.78% of the total population of Dulag, which stood at 48,992 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Camitoc moving from 365 residents to 381 residents, an intercensal change of +4.4%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Camitoc is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Dulag is a municipality comprising 45 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Camitoc, 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 Camitoc ranks 1290th 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.

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.