San Fernando, Cebu
San Fernando is bordered to the north by the City of Naga, to the west is the town of Pinamungajan, to the east is the Cebu Strait, and to the south is the city of Carcar. It is 29 kilometres (18 mi) from Cebu City.
San Fernando lies within Metro Cebu.
History
The town was established in 1858 following the separation of the barrios of Magsico, Cabatbatan, Balungag, Sangat, Panadtaran, and Pitalo from Naga, with an initial population of nearly 3,000 people. The town was initially named San Isidro Labrador before changing to San Fernando in honor of a well-liked priest, Father Fernando Sanchez and his namesake saint.
Geography
Barangays
San Fernando is politically subdivided into 21 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2010 | |||||
| 072241002 | Balud | 5.7% | 4,135 | 3,525 | 1.61% | |
| 072241003 | Balungag | 2.9% | 2,116 | 1,855 | 1.32% | |
| 072241005 | Basak | 1.4% | 1,017 | 1,009 | 0.08% | |
| 072241007 | Bugho | 1.8% | 1,317 | 1,367 | −0.37% | |
| 072241008 | Cabatbatan | 2.7% | 1,933 | 1,875 | 0.31% | |
| 072241009 | Green Hills | 3.5% | 2,508 | 2,700 | −0.73% | |
| 072241024 | Ilaya | 2.7% | 1,975 | 1,918 | 0.29% | |
| 072241010 | Lantawan | 2.8% | 2,054 | 1,789 | 1.39% | |
| 072241011 | Liburon | 1.4% | 995 | 1,009 | −0.14% | |
| 072241012 | Magsico | 3.0% | 2,188 | 2,188 | 0.00% | |
| 072241014 | Panadtaran | 7.5% | 5,400 | 4,971 | 0.83% | |
| 072241015 | Pitalo | 11.0% | 7,962 | 7,311 | 0.86% | |
| 072241013 | Poblacion North | 6.2% | 4,444 | 4,205 | 0.55% | |
| 072241018 | Poblacion South | 11.5% | 8,294 | 7,352 | 1.21% | |
| 072241016 | San Isidro | 5.7% | 4,128 | 3,691 | 1.13% | |
| 072241017 | Sangat | 8.2% | 5,910 | 5,597 | 0.55% | |
| 072241019 | Tabionan | 3.0% | 2,147 | 1,873 | 1.37% | |
| 072241020 | Tananas | 2.4% | 1,706 | 1,345 | 2.41% | |
| 072241021 | Tinubdan | 3.1% | 2,215 | 1,994 | 1.06% | |
| 072241022 | Tonggo | 2.9% | 2,110 | 1,936 | 0.86% | |
| 072241023 | Tubod | 2.4% | 1,726 | 1,460 | 1.69% | |
| Total | 72,224 | 60,970 | 1.71% | |||
Climate
| Climate data for San Fernando, Cebu | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
30 (85) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 70 (2.8) |
49 (1.9) |
62 (2.4) |
78 (3.1) |
138 (5.4) |
201 (7.9) |
192 (7.6) |
185 (7.3) |
192 (7.6) |
205 (8.1) |
156 (6.1) |
111 (4.4) |
1,639 (64.6) |
| Average rainy days | 13.4 | 10.6 | 13.1 | 14.5 | 24.2 | 27.9 | 28.4 | 27.7 | 27.1 | 27.4 | 22.5 | 15.9 | 252.7 |
| Source: Meteoblue | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 15,451 | — |
| 1918 | 20,029 | +1.75% |
| 1939 | 17,562 | −0.62% |
| 1948 | 16,132 | −0.94% |
| 1960 | 19,061 | +1.40% |
| 1970 | 24,073 | +2.36% |
| 1975 | 25,877 | +1.46% |
| 1980 | 28,324 | +1.82% |
| 1990 | 35,051 | +2.15% |
| 1995 | 38,700 | +1.87% |
| 2000 | 48,235 | +4.83% |
| 2007 | 54,932 | +1.81% |
| 2010 | 60,970 | +3.87% |
| 2015 | 66,280 | +1.60% |
| 2020 | 72,224 | +1.70% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority | ||
Infrastructure
San Fernando is home to the PHIVOLCS Visayas Cluster Monitoring Center for Earthquake and Tsunami located in Purok 11-Santan, Barangay North Poblacion.
Economy
Poverty incidence of San Fernando
10
20
30
40
2006
31.00 2009
26.21 2012
20.65 2015
24.27 2018
15.00 2021
28.20 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority |
Education
The public schools in the town of San Fernando are administered by one school district under the Schools Division of Cebu Province.
Elementary schools:
- Balud Elementary School — Balud
- Balungag Elementary School — Balungag
- Basak Elementary School — Basak
- Bolocboloc Elementary School — Sitio Bolocboloc, Sangat
- Greenhills Elementary School — Greenhills
- Liburon Elementary School — Liburon
- Magsico Elementary School — Magsico
- Pitalo Elementary School — Pitalo
- San Fernando North Central Elementary School — North Poblacion
- South Poblacion Elementary School — South Poblacion
- San Isidro Elementary School — San Isidro
- Sangat Elementary School — Sangat
- Tañañas Elementary School — Tañañas
- Tubod Elementary School — Tubod
High schools:
- Balud National High School — Balud
- Balungag National High School — Balungag
- Greenhills National High School — Greenhills
- Magsico National High School — Magsico
- Pitalo National High School — Pitalo
- Sangat National High School — Sangat
- San Fernando National High School — South Poblacion
- San Fernando Open & Night High School — North Poblacion
- South Poblacion National High School - Math & Science School — South Poblacion
- Tubod National High School — Tubod
Integrated schools:
- Bugho Integrated School — Bugho
- Cabatbatan Integrated School — Cabatbatan
- Ciriaco V. Paradela Integrated School — Tinubdan
- Ilaya Integrated School — Ilaya
- Lantawan Integrated School — Lantawan
- Panadtaran Integrated School — Panadtaran
- Tabionan Integrated School — Tabionan
- Tonggo Integrated School — Tonggo