Barangay San Carlos

Situated in Pilar, Bohol, Barangay San Carlos is one of 21 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Visayas.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay San Carlos had a population of 720. This made it the 20th largest of 21 barangays in Pilar by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Carlos accounted for approximately 2.51% of the total population of Pilar, which stood at 28,693 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay San Carlos changed from 679 to 720, a shift of +6.0% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Pilar. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay San Carlos as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Pilar is a municipality comprising 21 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay San Carlos, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Bohol, which contains 1,109 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay San Carlos ranks 736th by 2020 population. Bohol is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay San Carlos 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.