Barangay Masaya (Pob.)

Situated in Pitogo, Quezon, Barangay Masaya (Pob.) is one of 39 barangays that make up the municipality within CALABARZON.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Masaya (Pob.) had a population of 467. This made it the 22nd largest of 39 barangays in Pitogo by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Masaya (Pob.) accounted for approximately 2.05% of the total population of Pitogo, which stood at 22,798 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Masaya (Pob.) changed from 481 to 467, a shift of -2.9% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Pitogo. Barangay Masaya (Pob.) 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 Masaya (Pob.), 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 Masaya (Pob.) ranks 954th 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.