Barangay Quinagasan

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

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Quinagasan had a population of 315. This made it the 27th largest of 39 barangays in Pitogo by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Quinagasan accounted for approximately 1.38% of the total population of Pitogo, which stood at 22,798 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Quinagasan moving from 361 residents to 315 residents, an intercensal change of -12.7%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Quinagasan 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 Quinagasan, 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 Quinagasan ranks 1075th 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.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Quinagasan is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.