San Roque, Northern Samar

San Roque
Municipality of San Roque
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San Roque is located in Philippines
San Roque
San Roque
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°31′59″N 124°52′01″E / 12.533°N 124.867°E / 12.533; 124.867
CountryPhilippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceNorthern Samar
District 2nd district
Founded1959
Named forSaint Roch
Barangays16 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorMaria Ana G. Abalon
 • Vice MayorEthel Ombrog Ramirez
 • RepresentativeJose L. Ong Jr.
 • Councilors
List
 • Electorate17,869 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total
152.98 km2 (59.07 sq mi)
Elevation7.4 m (24.3 ft)
Highest elevation
202 m (663 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[4]
 • Total
29,882
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
 • Households
5,619
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
29.57
% (2021)[5]
 • Revenue₱ 162 million (2020), 48.82 million (2012), 57.1 million (2013), 64.78 million (2014), 73.95 million (2015), 81.55 million (2016), 95.11 million (2017), 102.4 million (2018), 119.2 million (2019), 157 million (2021), 196.1 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 433.7 million (2020), 26.36 million (2012), 31.4 million (2013), 73.27 million (2014), 71.25 million (2015), 115.4 million (2016), 218.6 million (2017), 242.6 million (2018), 376.3 million (2019), 423.3 million (2021), 469.9 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 176.4 million (2020), 42.98 million (2012), 49.11 million (2013), 48.83 million (2014), 54.39 million (2015), 77.97 million (2016), 125.7 million (2017), 87.21 million (2018), 107.5 million (2019), 102.5 million (2021), 174.7 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 62.02 million (2020), 4.137 million (2012), 9.777 million (2013), 35.68 million (2014), 18.58 million (2015), 33.65 million (2016), 84.47 million (2017), 50.08 million (2018), 33.1 million (2019), 21.91 million (2021), 38.21 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityNorthern Samar Electric Cooperative (NORSAMELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6415
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)55
Native languagesWaray
Tagalog
Websitewww.sanroque-nsamar.gov.ph

San Roque, officially the Municipality of San Roque (Waray: Bungto han San Roque; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Roque), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,882 people.[4]

San Roque was originally a part of Pambujan. San Roque is the Spanish language name for Saint Roch.

  1. ^ Municipality of San Roque | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ https://www.philatlas.com/visayas/r08/northern-samar/san-roque.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.