San Fernando | |
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| City of San Fernando | |
.jpg) .jpg)   (2018-11-25).jpg) .jpg) San Fernando Skyline | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname(s): Prime Capital of Ilocandia Botanical Garden City | |
 Map of La Union with San Fernando highlighted | |
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.svg)  San Fernando Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 16°37′N 120°19′E / 16.62°N 120.32°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Ilocos Region |
| Province | La Union |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | May 6, 1786 |
| Cityhood | March 20, 1998 |
| Named for | Ferdinand III of Castile |
| Barangays | 59 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
| • mayor of San Fernando[*] | Hermenegildo A. Gualberto |
| • Vice Mayor | Alfredo Pablo R. Ortega |
| • Representative | Francisco Paolo P. Ortega V |
| • City Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 76,555 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 102.72 km2 (39.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 101 m (331 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,124 m (3,688 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 125,640 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| • Households | 32,184 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd city income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 5.09 |
| • Revenue |  PHP 1,195,136,008.92 billion (22.11%) (2022) |
| • Assets | PHP 2,661,462,427.51 billion (20.67%) (2022) |
| • Equity | PHP 2,241,183,510.80 billion (15.89%) (2022) |
| • Expenditure |  PHP 891,095,816.44 million (-7.00%) (2022) |
| • Liabilities | PHP 420,278,916.71 million (54.63%) (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | La Union Electric Company (LUECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 2500 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)72 |
| Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
San Fernando, officially the City of San Fernando (Ilocano: Siudad ti San Fernando; Pangasinan: Syudad na San Fernando; Filipino: Lungsod ng San Fernando), is a 3rd class component city and the capital of the province of La Union, Philippines. It is a coastal city consisting of fifty-nine (59) barangays and covers an area of 105.26 square kilometers. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 125,642.[3] San Fernando serves as the gateway to trade and commerce to the North and the culture and heritage of Ilocandia.
The City is the regional and administrative capital of Ilocos Region, hosts several regional and field offices of national government agencies, regional branches of government financial institutions, and various government-owned and controlled corporations. The city is home to some of the region’s premier educational and medical institutions, including the Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center, recognized as the core of public health and medical care in Ilocos Region.
It is one of the two capital cities named San Fernando, the other being San Fernando, Pampanga in Central Luzon.
- ^ City of San Fernando | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.