Barangay San Roque

Classified as a small barangay, Barangay San Roque is one of the administrative divisions of Marabut in Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay San Roque had a population of 1,062. This made it the 5th largest of 24 barangays in Marabut by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Roque accounted for approximately 5.95% of the total population of Marabut, which stood at 17,842 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay San Roque moving from 1,009 residents to 1,062 residents, an intercensal change of +5.3%. The trajectory indicates a growing 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.

Marabut 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 Samar, which contains 951 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay San Roque ranks 215th by 2020 population. Samar 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.