Barangay San Miguel

Situated in Baras, Catanduanes, Barangay San Miguel is one of 29 barangays that make up the municipality within Bicol Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay San Miguel had a population of 644. This made it the 7th largest of 29 barangays in Baras by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Miguel accounted for approximately 4.78% of the total population of Baras, which stood at 13,484 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay San Miguel changed from 615 to 644, a shift of +4.7% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Baras. Barangay San Miguel is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Baras is a municipality comprising 29 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay San Miguel, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Catanduanes, which contains 315 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay San Miguel ranks 176th by 2020 population. Catanduanes is classified as a 3rd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay San Miguel 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.