Barangay San Roque

Barangay San Roque forms part of Dolores, a municipality in Eastern Samar, and is classified as a very small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay San Roque had a population of 491. This made it the 35th largest of 46 barangays in Dolores by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Roque accounted for approximately 1.10% of the total population of Dolores, which stood at 44,626 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay San Roque moving from 460 residents to 491 residents, an intercensal change of +6.7%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay San Roque is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Dolores is a municipality comprising 46 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay San Roque, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Eastern Samar, which contains 597 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay San Roque ranks 362nd by 2020 population. Eastern Samar is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay San Roque 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.