Barangay San Vicente

Situated in Santa Elena, Camarines Norte, Barangay San Vicente is one of 19 barangays that make up the municipality within Bicol Region.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay San Vicente had a population of 1,256. This made it the 14th largest of 19 barangays in Santa Elena by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Vicente accounted for approximately 2.88% of the total population of Santa Elena, which stood at 43,582 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay San Vicente moving from 1,192 residents to 1,256 residents, an intercensal change of +5.4%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay San Vicente as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Santa Elena is a municipality comprising 19 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay San Vicente, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Camarines Norte, which contains 282 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay San Vicente ranks 201st by 2020 population. Camarines Norte is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.