Barangay Pitpitac

Barangay Pitpitac is a small barangay in the municipality of Luna, located in the province of La Union, in the Ilocos Region region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Pitpitac had a population of 698. This made it the 26th largest of 40 barangays in Luna by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Pitpitac accounted for approximately 1.87% of the total population of Luna, which stood at 37,318 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Pitpitac changed from 647 to 698, a shift of +7.9% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Luna. Barangay Pitpitac is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Luna is a municipality comprising 40 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Pitpitac, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of La Union, which contains 576 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Pitpitac ranks 469th by 2020 population. La Union 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.