Barangay San Francisco

Classified as a small barangay, Barangay San Francisco is one of the administrative divisions of Isabel in Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay San Francisco had a population of 830. This made it the 17th largest of 24 barangays in Isabel by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Francisco accounted for approximately 1.77% of the total population of Isabel, which stood at 46,781 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay San Francisco changed from 973 to 830, a shift of -14.7% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Isabel. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay San Francisco as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Isabel is a municipality comprising 24 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay San Francisco, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Leyte, which contains 1,641 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay San Francisco ranks 777th by 2020 population. Leyte is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay San Francisco 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.