# San Fernando, Cebu

San Fernando, officially the Municipality of San Fernando (Cebuano: Lungsod sa San Fernando; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Fernando), is a municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 72,224 people.

## 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

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.

### Barangays

San Fernando is politically subdivided into 21 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | Population | Population | ±% p.a. | ±% p.a. |
| | | 2020 | 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 | 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 ||||||||||||||

## 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
In July 2024, Secretary Alfredo Pascual and Mayor Mytha Ann B. Canoy graced Taiheiyo Cement Philippines, Inc.'s inauguration of a PHP12.8 billion (US$220) production line in San Fernando. It has a capacity of 3 Mt annually, or 6000 tons per day of cement clinker and features advanced cement kiln renewal technology.

## 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

## Notable personalities

* Beatrice Gomez
* Jessica Villarubin