San Fernando, Pampanga

San Fernando
San Fernando
Component city
	City of San Fernando
	From top, left to right: Santo Rosario (poblacion); Pampanga Provincial Capitol; San Fernando City Hall; San Fernando Metropolitan Cathedral; Public market; MacArthur Highway
	Flag Seal
	Nickname(s): Christmas Capital of the Philippines; Heart of Pampanga
	Motto(s): Fernandino Ka, Kayabe Ka!
	Anthem: Himno Fernandino (Fernandino Hymn)
	Map of Pampanga with San Fernando highlighted
	OpenStreetMap
	San Fernando Location within the Philippines
	Coordinates: 15°02′N 120°41′E / 15.03°N 120.68°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Luzon
Province	Pampanga
District	3rd district
Founded	August 16, 1754
Cityhood	February 4, 2001
Named for	Ferdinand III of Castile
Barangays	35 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Panlungsod
• Mayor	Vilma B. Caluag
• Vice Mayor	Benedict Jasper Simon R. Lagman
• Representative	Aurelio D. Gonzales Jr.
• Councilors	List
• Electorate	190,977 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	67.74 km2 (26.15 sq mi)
Elevation	33 m (108 ft)
Highest elevation	1,022 m (3,353 ft)
Lowest elevation	−2 m (−7 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	354,666
• Density	5,200/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
• Households	86,217
Demonym(s)	Fernandino (male) ; Fernandina (female)
Economy
• Income class	1st city income class
• Poverty incidence	7.23% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 2,139 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 4,841 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 1,637 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 1,391 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	San Fernando Electric Light and Power Company (SFELAPCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2000
PSGC	035416000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)45
Native languages	Kapampangan; Tagalog
Catholic diocese	Archdiocese of San Fernando
Patron saint	Saint Ferdinand III of Castile and León
Website	www.cityofsanfernando.gov.ph

San Fernando, officially the City of San Fernando (Kapampangan: Ciudad/Lakanbalen ning San Fernandu; Filipino: Lungsod ng San Fernando), is a 1st class component city and capital of the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 354,666 people.^[3]

It is the regional center of Central Luzon and located 66 kilometres (41 mi) north of Manila, 72 kilometres (45 mi) east of Subic in Zambales, 58 kilometres (36 mi) south of Tarlac City in Tarlac, and 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of Clark Air Base in Angeles City.^[5] The city is in the urban core of Metro Clark,^[6] also known as Metro Angeles, an urban area in Pampanga. This area is considered the industrial and residential heartland of Central Luzon.^[6]^[7]

The city is named after King Ferdinand VI of Spain and placed under the patronage of Saint Ferdinand III of Castile and León, whose feast is celebrated every May 30. Popularly known as the "Christmas Capital of the Philippines", the city holds the annual Giant Lantern Festival every December where large parol are displayed in competition. CNN has hailed the city as 'Asia's Christmas capital.'^[8]

^ 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 III (Central Luzon)". 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.
^ Cite error: The named reference ReferenceA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b "Philippine Development Plan 2015-2022" (PDF). National Economic Development Authority. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
^ http://rdc.rdc2.gov.ph/images/pdf/lsdf.pdf. Retrieved November 21, 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ Al Gerard de la Cruz (December 24, 2013). "The giant lanterns of San Fernando, Asia's Christmas capital". CNN Travel.

[1] City of San Fernando | (DILG)

[popcen2015_r3-2] "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.

[PSA20–03-3] Census of Population (2020). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

[4] "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

[ReferenceA-5] Cite error: The named reference ReferenceA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[PDP_2015-6] "Philippine Development Plan 2015-2022" (PDF). National Economic Development Authority. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[LSDF_2015-7] ttp://rdc.rdc2.gov.ph/images/pdf/lsdf.pdf. Retrieved November 21, 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[8] Al Gerard de la Cruz (December 24, 2013). "The giant lanterns of San Fernando, Asia's Christmas capital". CNN Travel.

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