Barangay San Joaquin

Barangay San Joaquin is a small barangay in the municipality of San Fernando, located in the province of Camarines Sur, in the Bicol Region region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay San Joaquin had a population of 955. This made it the 16th largest of 22 barangays in San Fernando by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Joaquin accounted for approximately 2.47% of the total population of San Fernando, which stood at 38,626 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay San Joaquin changed from 790 to 955, a shift of +20.9% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in San Fernando. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay San Joaquin 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 San Joaquin, 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 San Joaquin ranks 743rd 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 San Joaquin 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.