Barangay Santa Paz Sur

Classified as a very small barangay, Barangay Santa Paz Sur is one of the administrative divisions of San Francisco in Southern Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Santa Paz Sur had a population of 451. This made it the 15th largest of 22 barangays in San Francisco by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Santa Paz Sur accounted for approximately 3.36% of the total population of San Francisco, which stood at 13,436 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Santa Paz Sur moving from 443 residents to 451 residents, an intercensal change of +1.8%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. Barangay Santa Paz Sur is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

San Francisco is a municipality comprising 22 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Santa Paz Sur, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Southern Leyte, which contains 500 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Santa Paz Sur ranks 364th by 2020 population. Southern Leyte is classified as a 3rd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Santa Paz Sur 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.