Barangay Banca-banca

Barangay Banca-banca is a small barangay in the municipality of San Rafael, located in the province of Bulacan, in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Banca-banca had a population of 1,354. This made it the 26th largest of 34 barangays in San Rafael by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Banca-banca accounted for approximately 1.31% of the total population of San Rafael, which stood at 103,097 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Banca-banca moving from 1,174 residents to 1,354 residents, an intercensal change of +15.3%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Banca-banca is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

San Rafael is a municipality comprising 34 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Banca-banca, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Bulacan, which contains 569 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Banca-banca ranks 541st by 2020 population. Bulacan is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Banca-banca 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.