San Fernando, La Union

San Fernando
San Fernando
Component city
	City of San Fernando
	San Fernando Skyline
	Flag Seal
	Nickname(s): Prime Capital of Ilocandia ; Botanical Garden City
	Map of La Union with San Fernando highlighted
	OpenStreetMap
	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	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)
• 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% (2021)
• 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	013314000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)72
Native languages	Ilocano; Tagalog
Website	www.sanfernandocity.gov.ph

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.

^ 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.

[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.

[PSA20–01-3] Census of Population (2020). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". 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.

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