Barangay Katipunan

Situated in Pilar, Surigao Del Norte, Barangay Katipunan is one of 15 barangays that make up the municipality within Caraga.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Katipunan had a population of 653. This made it the 8th largest of 15 barangays in Pilar by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Katipunan accounted for approximately 6.29% of the total population of Pilar, which stood at 10,374 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Katipunan moving from 578 residents to 653 residents, an intercensal change of +13.0%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Katipunan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Pilar is a municipality comprising 15 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Katipunan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Surigao Del Norte, which contains 335 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Katipunan ranks 242nd by 2020 population. Surigao Del Norte is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Katipunan 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.