Barangay Bitaog Pob.

Situated in Palompon, Leyte, Barangay Bitaog Pob. is one of 50 barangays that make up the municipality within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Bitaog Pob. had a population of 1,673. This made it the 9th largest of 50 barangays in Palompon by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bitaog Pob. accounted for approximately 2.87% of the total population of Palompon, which stood at 58,313 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Bitaog Pob. moving from 1,847 residents to 1,673 residents, an intercensal change of -9.4%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Bitaog Pob. is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Palompon is a municipality comprising 50 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bitaog Pob., 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 Bitaog Pob. ranks 288th 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.

Barangay Bitaog Pob. is governed by an elected Sangguniang Barangay composed of a Punong Barangay and seven kagawads, with the Sangguniang Kabataan representing the youth. The next BSKE, set for Monday, November 2, 2026, will elect officials to four-year terms as provided under Republic Act No. 12232.