Barangay Dita

Situated in Lemery, Batangas, Barangay Dita is one of 46 barangays that make up the municipality within CALABARZON.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Dita had a population of 1,175. This made it the 40th largest of 46 barangays in Lemery by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Dita accounted for approximately 1.26% of the total population of Lemery, which stood at 93,186 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 1,281 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 1,175 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of -8.3%, consistent with a contracting settlement. Barangay Dita is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Lemery is a municipality comprising 46 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Dita, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Batangas, which contains 1,078 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Dita ranks 811th by 2020 population. Batangas 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.