Barangay San Roque

Situated in Medina, Misamis Oriental, Barangay San Roque is one of 19 barangays that make up the municipality within Northern Mindanao.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay San Roque had a population of 801. This made it the 17th largest of 19 barangays in Medina by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Roque accounted for approximately 2.25% of the total population of Medina, which stood at 35,612 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay San Roque changed from 662 to 801, a shift of +21.0% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Medina. Barangay San Roque is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Medina is a municipality comprising 19 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 Misamis Oriental, which contains 504 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay San Roque ranks 326th by 2020 population. Misamis Oriental 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.