San Fernando, officially the Municipality of San Fernando ( ceb, Lungsod sa San Fernando; tgl, Bayan ng San Fernando), is a 2nd class

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in the

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Cebu Cebu (; ceb, Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sugbo; tl, Lalawigan ng Cebu; hil, Kapuroan sang Sugbo), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 167 ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 72,224 people. San Fernando is bordered to the north by the City of

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, to the west is the town of

Pinamungajan Pinamungajan, officially the Municipality of Pinamungajan ( ceb, Lungsod sa Pinamungajan; tgl, Bayan ng Pinamungajan), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 75,131 ...

, to the east is the

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, and to the south is the city of

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. It is from

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. San Fernando lies within

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Geography

Barangays

San Fernando comprises 21 barangays:

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Notable personalities

Beatrice Gomez Beatrice Luigi Gallarde Gomez (; born February 23, 1995) is a Filipino model, community development worker, athlete, military sergeant, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2021. Making history as the first ...

Jessica Villarubin Jessica Villarubin (; born May 14, 1996) is a Filipino singer. She emerged victorious as the third grand champion of GMA Network, GMA's singing competition, ''The Clash (season 3), The Clash''. As an artist under GMA Network, Villarubin is cur ...

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External links

* Philippine Standard Geographic Code* Municipalities of Cebu Municipalities in Metro Cebu {{CVisayas-geo-stub