Barangay San Rafael

Barangay San Rafael forms part of Mauban, a municipality in Quezon, and is classified as a very small barangay.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay San Rafael had a population of 476. This made it the 28th largest of 40 barangays in Mauban by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Rafael accounted for approximately 0.67% of the total population of Mauban, which stood at 71,081 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay San Rafael changed from 395 to 476, a shift of +20.5% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Mauban. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay San Rafael as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Mauban is a municipality comprising 40 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay San Rafael, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Quezon, which contains 1,242 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay San Rafael ranks 944th by 2020 population. Quezon 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.