Barangay San Vicente Poblacion

Classified as a very small barangay, Barangay San Vicente Poblacion is one of the administrative divisions of Macrohon in Southern Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay San Vicente Poblacion had a population of 469. This made it the 23rd largest of 30 barangays in Macrohon by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Vicente Poblacion accounted for approximately 1.76% of the total population of Macrohon, which stood at 26,580 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay San Vicente Poblacion moving from 555 residents to 469 residents, an intercensal change of -15.5%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay San Vicente Poblacion as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Macrohon is a municipality comprising 30 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay San Vicente Poblacion, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Southern Leyte, which contains 500 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay San Vicente Poblacion ranks 353rd by 2020 population. Southern Leyte is classified as a 3rd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay San Vicente Poblacion 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.