Barangay San Roque

Situated in Lupao, Nueva Ecija, Barangay San Roque is one of 24 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Luzon.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay San Roque had a population of 1,925. This made it the 8th largest of 24 barangays in Lupao by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Roque accounted for approximately 4.19% of the total population of Lupao, which stood at 45,917 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay San Roque moving from 1,980 residents to 1,925 residents, an intercensal change of -2.8%. The trajectory indicates a contracting 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.

Lupao is a municipality comprising 24 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 Nueva Ecija, which contains 849 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay San Roque ranks 457th by 2020 population. Nueva Ecija is classified as a 1st 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.