Barangay Cometa

Situated in Pitogo, Quezon, Barangay Cometa is one of 39 barangays that make up the municipality within CALABARZON.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Cometa had a population of 256. This made it the 33rd largest of 39 barangays in Pitogo by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Cometa accounted for approximately 1.12% of the total population of Pitogo, which stood at 22,798 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Cometa moving from 270 residents to 256 residents, an intercensal change of -5.2%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Cometa is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Pitogo is a municipality comprising 39 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Cometa, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Quezon, which contains 1,242 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Cometa ranks 1130th by 2020 population. Quezon 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.