Barangay Roxas

Situated in Hinatuan, Surigao Del Sur, Barangay Roxas is one of 24 barangays that make up the municipality within Caraga.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Roxas had a population of 1,112. This made it the 17th largest of 24 barangays in Hinatuan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Roxas accounted for approximately 2.54% of the total population of Hinatuan, which stood at 43,841 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Roxas moving from 1,023 residents to 1,112 residents, an intercensal change of +8.7%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Roxas is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Hinatuan is a municipality comprising 24 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Roxas, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Surigao Del Sur, which contains 309 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Roxas ranks 202nd by 2020 population. Surigao Del Sur is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Roxas 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.