Barangay Santol

Barangay Santol is a small barangay in the municipality of Mauban, located in the province of Quezon, in the CALABARZON region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Santol had a population of 765. This made it the 20th largest of 40 barangays in Mauban by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Santol accounted for approximately 1.08% of the total population of Mauban, which stood at 71,081 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Santol moving from 672 residents to 765 residents, an intercensal change of +13.8%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Santol is officially classified 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 Santol, 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 Santol ranks 742nd 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.