Barangay San Roque

Situated in Santo Niño, Cagayan, Barangay San Roque is one of 31 barangays that make up the municipality within Cagayan Valley.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay San Roque had a population of 31. This made it the 31st largest of 31 barangays in Santo Niño by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Roque accounted for approximately 0.11% of the total population of Santo Niño, which stood at 28,537 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay San Roque moving from 52 residents to 31 residents, an intercensal change of -40.4%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay San Roque is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Santo Niño is a municipality comprising 31 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay San Roque, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Cagayan, which contains 820 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay San Roque ranks 818th by 2020 population. Cagayan is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay San Roque 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.