Barangay Barit

Situated in Luba, Abra, Barangay Barit is one of 8 barangays that make up the municipality within CAR.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Barit had a population of 639. This made it the 5th largest of 8 barangays in Luba by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Barit accounted for approximately 9.80% of the total population of Luba, which stood at 6,518 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Barit changed from 571 to 639, a shift of +11.9% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Luba. Barangay Barit is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Luba is a municipality comprising 8 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Barit, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Abra, which contains 303 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Barit ranks 164th by 2020 population. Abra is classified as a 3rd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Barit is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.