Barangay San Roque

Classified as a small barangay, Barangay San Roque is one of the administrative divisions of Jipapad in Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay San Roque had a population of 620. This made it the 5th largest of 13 barangays in Jipapad by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Roque accounted for approximately 7.35% of the total population of Jipapad, which stood at 8,439 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay San Roque moving from 593 residents to 620 residents, an intercensal change of +4.6%. 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.

Jipapad is a municipality comprising 13 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 292nd 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.