Barangay Grijalvo

Situated in San Fernando, Camarines Sur, Barangay Grijalvo is one of 22 barangays that make up the municipality within Bicol Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Grijalvo had a population of 2,462. This made it the 4th largest of 22 barangays in San Fernando by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Grijalvo accounted for approximately 6.37% of the total population of San Fernando, which stood at 38,626 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Grijalvo moving from 2,207 residents to 2,462 residents, an intercensal change of +11.6%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Grijalvo is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

San Fernando is a municipality comprising 22 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Grijalvo, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Camarines Sur, which contains 1,063 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Grijalvo ranks 245th by 2020 population. Camarines Sur is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Grijalvo 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.