Barangay San Francisco

Classified as a very small barangay, Barangay San Francisco is one of the administrative divisions of Lope De Vega in Northern Samar, 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 136. This made it the 22nd largest of 22 barangays in Lope De Vega by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Francisco accounted for approximately 0.93% of the total population of Lope De Vega, which stood at 14,690 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay San Francisco moving from 164 residents to 136 residents, an intercensal change of -17.1%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. 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.

Lope De Vega is a municipality comprising 22 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 Northern Samar, which contains 569 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay San Francisco ranks 567th by 2020 population. Northern 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 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.