Barangay Bagong San Roque

Situated in Santo Domingo, Albay, Barangay Bagong San Roque is one of 23 barangays that make up the municipality within Bicol Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Bagong San Roque had a population of 1,566. This made it the 11th largest of 23 barangays in Santo Domingo by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bagong San Roque accounted for approximately 4.15% of the total population of Santo Domingo, which stood at 37,765 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Bagong San Roque changed from 1,410 to 1,566, a shift of +11.1% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Santo Domingo. Barangay Bagong San Roque is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Santo Domingo is a municipality comprising 23 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bagong San Roque, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Albay, which contains 720 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Bagong San Roque ranks 329th by 2020 population. Albay is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Bagong San Roque is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.