San Roque, Northern Samar

San Roque
Municipality of San Roque
Map of Northern Samar with San Roque highlighted
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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 afterSaint Roch
Barangays16 (see Barangays)
Government
  TypeSangguniang Bayan
  MayorMaria Ana G. Abalon
  Vice MayorEthel Ombrog Ramirez
  RepresentativeJose L. Ong Jr.
  Councilors
List
  Electorate17,816 voters (2025)
Area
  Total
152.98 km2 (59.07 sq mi)
Elevation
7.4 m (24.3 ft)
Highest elevation
202 m (663 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Total
29,882
  Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
  Households
5,619
Economy
  Income class4th municipal income class
  Poverty incidence
29.57
% (2021)
  Revenue196.1 million (2022)
  Assets469.9 million (2022)
  Expenditure174.7 million (2022)
  Liabilities38.21 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 municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,882 people.

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