Barangay San Francisco

Barangay San Francisco forms part of Malilipot, a municipality in Albay, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay San Francisco had a population of 1,918. This made it the 10th largest of 18 barangays in Malilipot by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Francisco accounted for approximately 4.69% of the total population of Malilipot, which stood at 40,857 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay San Francisco changed from 1,565 to 1,918, a shift of +22.6% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Malilipot. Barangay San Francisco is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Malilipot is a municipality comprising 18 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 Albay, which contains 720 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay San Francisco ranks 246th by 2020 population. Albay is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay San Francisco is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.