Barangay Hita-asan I

Barangay Hita-asan I forms part of San Sebastian, a municipality in Samar, and is classified as a very small barangay.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Hita-asan I had a population of 458. This made it the 11th largest of 14 barangays in San Sebastian by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Hita-asan I accounted for approximately 5.26% of the total population of San Sebastian, which stood at 8,704 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Hita-asan I changed from 473 to 458, a shift of -3.2% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in San Sebastian. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Hita-asan I as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

San Sebastian is a municipality comprising 14 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Hita-asan I, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Samar, which contains 951 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Hita-asan I ranks 567th by 2020 population. Samar is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Hita-asan I 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.