Barangay San Francisco (Pob.)

Situated in Magarao, Camarines Sur, Barangay San Francisco (Pob.) is one of 15 barangays that make up the municipality within Bicol Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay San Francisco (Pob.) had a population of 1,308. This made it the 7th largest of 15 barangays in Magarao by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Francisco (Pob.) accounted for approximately 4.89% of the total population of Magarao, which stood at 26,742 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay San Francisco (Pob.) changed from 1,293 to 1,308, a shift of +1.2% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with slowly expanding populations in Magarao. Barangay San Francisco (Pob.) is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Magarao is a municipality comprising 15 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay San Francisco (Pob.), including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Camarines Sur, which contains 1,063 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay San Francisco (Pob.) ranks 591st by 2020 population. Camarines Sur is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.