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Municipality

San Rafael

San Rafael is a municipality in Iloilo, Western Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 18,293 in the 2024 census, and it has 9 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of San Rafael by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Barotac ViejoPassi CityDumaraoLemerySan EnriqueAripdip: 1,100 people, 169 per km², 0.53% a yearBagacay: 1,308 people, 329 per km², −0.77% a yearCalaigang: 1,510 people, 358 per km², 0.55% a yearIlongbukid: 1,983 people, 191 per km², −0.94% a yearPoscolon: 1,601 people, 404 per km², 11.65% a yearSan Andres: 2,741 people, 338 per km², −0.44% a yearSan Dionisio: 1,413 people, 106 per km², −1.17% a yearSan Florentino: 2,134 people, 93 per km², 0.59% a yearPoblacion: 4,503 people, 404 per km², 0.23% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    18,293

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 24.8% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    43rd

    of the 44 cities and municipalities of Iloilo by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 9 of every 1,000 people in Iloilo lived in San Rafael in 2024 (0.88%)

  • Inside itSources

    9

    barangays

  • LandSources

    67.69 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: San Rafael's land would fill a square about 8.2 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 270 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 3 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    4,990

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.7 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    0%

    Fewer than 1 of every 1,000 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0603042000[4]Formerly 063042000
ZIP code
5039[13, 14]

People

San Rafael had 18,293 people in the 2024 census, up 24.8% from 2010.
People at each census since 1970

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

San Rafael had the 43rd most people of the 44 cities and municipalities of Iloilo in 2024[1]
  1. 38Badiangan27,088
  2. 39New Lucena24,785
  3. 40Mina24,145
  4. 41Tubungan23,083
  5. 42Batad22,174
  6. 43San Rafael18,293
  7. 44Bingawan16,247
All 44 cities and municipalities of Iloilo
Its 9 barangays by people, 2024 Census[2]
  1. Poblacion4,50325 in 100
  2. San Andres2,74115 in 100
  3. San Florentino2,13412 in 100
  4. Ilongbukid1,98311 in 100
  5. Poscolon1,6019 in 100
  6. Calaigang1,5108 in 100
  7. San Dionisio1,4138 in 100
  8. Bagacay1,3087 in 100
  9. Aripdip1,1006 in 100
Age structure · 2020 Census[33]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 31 of every 100 are children under 15 (31.2%)
  • About 62 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (62.2%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.6%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 41,768876892
5 - 91,863967896
10 - 141,900991909
15 - 191,804940864
20 - 241,550809741
25 - 291,387726661
30 - 341,284666618
35 - 391,113578535
40 - 441,020569451
45 - 49883457426
50 - 54770410360
55 - 59698362336
60 - 64538264274
65 - 69420188232
70 - 74310135175
75 - 7921186125
80 years and over23672164

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
18,293[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
4,990[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.7 on average[1, 2]
Share of Iloilo, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
0.88%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
0% (0 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
9,096 men, 8,659 women[33]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202418,293[1, 2]0.66% a year4,9903.7
2020as of May 1, 202017,795[1]1.56% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201516,532[1]2.32% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201014,655[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then13,694[31]0.88% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders12,847[31, 32]1.47% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then12,000[31]1.30% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then11,199[31]2.51% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then8,742[31]4.68% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then6,953[31]−3.54% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then8,322[31]———

Barangays

San Rafael is made up of 9 barangays.
Barangays of San Rafael. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Aripdip1,1006.01%0.53% a yearabout 6.50 km²Rural
Bagacay1,3087.15%−0.77% a yearabout 3.97 km²Rural
Calaigang1,5108.25%0.55% a yearabout 4.22 km²Rural
Ilongbukid1,98310.84%−0.94% a yearabout 10.37 km²Rural
Poblacion4,50324.62%0.23% a yearabout 11.14 km²Rural
Poscolon1,6018.75%11.65% a yearabout 3.96 km²Rural
San Andres2,74114.98%−0.44% a yearabout 8.10 km²Rural
San Dionisio1,4137.72%−1.17% a yearabout 13.30 km²Rural
San Florentino2,13411.67%0.59% a yearabout 23.03 km²Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

San Rafael covers 67.69 km² of land, 270 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 574 m above the sea and it lies inland.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
67.69 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
270 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
11.15485° N, 122.82034° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[27]
Lowest
76 m
Average
198 m
Highest
574 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

No coastline: it lies inland.

Rivers[28]

  1. Hinay-an River10.8 of 34.1 km

Peaks[28]

  1. Mount Agumidheight not mapped
  2. Mount Icdopheight not mapped
  3. Mount Igdaoheight not mapped
  4. Mount Upaoheight not mapped

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type III[29]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Roxas City, the nearest PAGASA station, 50 km away[30]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,137 mm of rain on 145 days a year; 28.1 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Roxas City, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January84 mm1126.9 °C28.9 °C24.8 °C
February63 mm827.1 °C29.3 °C24.8 °C
March62 mm727.8 °C30.3 °C25.2 °C
April65 mm528.8 °C31.6 °C25.9 °C
May142 mm929.1 °C32.4 °C25.9 °C
June284 mm1528.7 °C31.9 °C25.5 °C
July274 mm1728.3 °C31.4 °C25.2 °C
August198 mm1328.4 °C31.5 °C25.2 °C
September219 mm1428.3 °C31.5 °C25.1 °C
October305 mm1728.1 °C31.0 °C25.2 °C
November213 mm1428.1 °C30.7 °C25.6 °C
December228 mm1527.4 °C29.6 °C25.2 °C
The year2,137 mm14528.1 °C30.9 °C25.3 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 2 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 25 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
25.0% of people[17]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
4th class[4]
About 25 of every 100 people in San Rafael lived below the poverty line in 2021 (25.0%)[17]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 19.7% and 30.4%, with 90% confidence.

The PSA rates this estimate's reliability as acceptable rather than high: read it as a guide.

Public places

  • 3government offices
  • 1hospital or health centre
  • 13schools
  • 1place of worship
  • 1market
  • 1station or terminal
  • 2parks

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads San Rafael. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[11, 12]

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
5th district of Iloilo[15, 16]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Roel Tupas Belleza[18]
    Vice mayor
    Roberto Tupas Belleza Jr.[18]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Roberto Tupas Belleza Jr.[19]
    Vice mayor
    Roel Tupas Belleza[19]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Roberto Tupas Belleza Jr.[20]
    Vice mayor
    Antonio Deferia Gumban[20]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Roberto Tupas Belleza Jr.[21]
    Vice mayor
    Antonio Deferia Gumban[21]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Roel Tupas Belleza[22]
    Vice mayor
    Melvin Reyes Delos Reyes[22]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Roel Tupas Belleza[23]
    Vice mayor
    Antonio Deferia Gumban[23]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Roel Tupas Belleza[24]
    Vice mayor
    Jeanne Escoliada Balasico[24]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Ronnie Balasico[25]
    Vice mayor
    Roel Belleza[25]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Ronnie P. Balasico[26]
    Vice mayor
    Roel T. Belieza[26]
Mayors and vice mayors of San Rafael, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Roel Tupas Belleza[18]Roberto Tupas Belleza Jr.[18]
2022–2025Roberto Tupas Belleza Jr.[19]Roel Tupas Belleza[19]
2019–2022Roberto Tupas Belleza Jr.[20]Antonio Deferia Gumban[20]
2016–2019Roberto Tupas Belleza Jr.[21]Antonio Deferia Gumban[21]
2013–2016Roel Tupas Belleza[22]Melvin Reyes Delos Reyes[22]
2010–2013Roel Tupas Belleza[23]Antonio Deferia Gumban[23]
2007–2010Roel Tupas Belleza[24]Jeanne Escoliada Balasico[24]
2004–2007Ronnie Balasico[25]Roel Belleza[25]
2001–2004Ronnie P. Balasico[26]Roel T. Belieza[26]

History & Identity

San Rafael's fiesta and days

Everything listed for San Rafael in Now

Its story

For more than a century San Rafael was a barangay of Barotac Viejo, until Congress made it an independent municipality in 1969.[9]

The act set the seat of government at the existing barrio of San Rafael and left the first mayor, vice-mayor and councilors to be chosen at the next general local elections.[10]

Nearby

San Rafael shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

San Rafael beside Iloilo, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Iloilo.

San Rafael beside Iloilo
FigureSan RafaelIloiloRank among the cities and municipalities of Iloilo
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary18,293[1, 2]2,082,61643rd of 44
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary0.66% a year[1, 2]faster0.36% a year7th of 44
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary270[6]less crowded44239th of 44
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary67.69 km²[6]4,707.37 km²32nd of 44
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.7[1, 2]lower3.8not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary0%[5]lower13.9%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Iloilo City, the capital of Iloilo
55.8 km southwest
Manila
430.8 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. Barotac ViejoIloilo9.5 km south
  2. San EnriqueIloilo10.9 km southwest
  3. LemeryIloilo13.9 km northeast
  4. BanateIloilo15.1 km south
  5. DumaraoCapiz18.1 km northwest
  6. AjuyIloilo18.3 km east

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  27. 27.European Union and the European Space Agency (Copernicus), from DLR and Airbus Defence and Space (WorldDEM). Copernicus DEM GLO-30: global digital surface model at 30 m, one-degree tiles (2021 release). Published 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Copernicus DEM GLO-30 licence: free, any use including commercial, with the Copernicus notice. Open the source
  28. 28.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
  29. 29.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climate Map of the Philippines (1951-2010), Modified Coronas Climate Classification. Published August 2014. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
  30. 30.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climatological Normals, 1991-2020, by synoptic station (one PDF each). Published January 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
  31. 31.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2015 Census of Population, Statistical Tables, Table 1: Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by City/Municipality, 1960-2015 (one workbook for each province, highly urbanized city and region). Published 2017. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  32. 32.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Table A (Population and Annual Growth Rate for the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces and Highly Urbanized Cities) and Table B (Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City and Municipality, by Region). Published July 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  33. 33.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Household Population by Age Group and Sex, for the Philippines and its regions, provinces, cities and municipalities (revised file, psa.gov.ph/system/files/phcd/2022-12/). Published December 2022. Read by Scene October 8, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

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