Barangay San Rafael

Barangay San Rafael forms part of Luisiana, a municipality in Laguna, and is classified as a very small barangay.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay San Rafael had a population of 200. This made it the 23rd largest of 23 barangays in Luisiana by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Rafael accounted for approximately 0.96% of the total population of Luisiana, which stood at 20,859 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay San Rafael changed from 168 to 200, a shift of +19.0% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Luisiana. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay San Rafael as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Luisiana is a municipality comprising 23 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay San Rafael, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Laguna, which contains 681 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay San Rafael ranks 645th by 2020 population. Laguna is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay San Rafael 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.