Barangay San Roque

Barangay San Roque forms part of Sarrat, a municipality in Ilocos Norte, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay San Roque had a population of 898. This made it the 17th largest of 24 barangays in Sarrat by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Roque accounted for approximately 3.57% of the total population of Sarrat, which stood at 25,186 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay San Roque changed from 981 to 898, a shift of -8.5% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Sarrat. Barangay San Roque is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Sarrat is a municipality comprising 24 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 Ilocos Norte, which contains 559 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay San Roque ranks 313th by 2020 population. Ilocos Norte 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.