Barangay Bitaugan

Barangay Bitaugan forms part of Guiuan, a municipality in Eastern Samar, and is classified as a very small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Bitaugan had a population of 445. This made it the 45th largest of 60 barangays in Guiuan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bitaugan accounted for approximately 0.83% of the total population of Guiuan, which stood at 53,361 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Bitaugan moving from 412 residents to 445 residents, an intercensal change of +8.0%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Bitaugan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Guiuan is a municipality comprising 60 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bitaugan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Eastern Samar, which contains 597 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Bitaugan ranks 390th by 2020 population. Eastern Samar 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.