San Fernando, officially the Municipality of San Fernando (; ), is a municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 76,110 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 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.
Climate
Demographics
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
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
References
Sources
External links [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code]