San Fernando | |
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City of San Fernando | |
Nickname(s): Prime Capital of Ilocandia Botanical Garden City | |
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 | 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; Filipino: Lungsod ng San Fernando), is a 3rd class component city and capital of the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 125,642 people.[3]
San Fernando serves as a gateway to trade, commerce, culture and heritage of Ilocandia. The city is the financial, industrial, and political center of the province and the regional capital of Region 1 (Ilocos Region), hosting regional offices of national government agencies and some of the region's educational and medical institutions. The city is geographically located at the center of La Union.
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