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

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

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 16 ...

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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, to the east is the

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, and to the south is the city of

Carcar Carcar, officially the City of Carcar ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Carcar; fil, Lungsod ng Carcar), is a 5th class component city in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 136,453 people. Carcar City is ...

. It is from

Cebu City Cebu City, officially the City of Cebu ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Sugbo; fil, Lungsod ng Cebu; hil, Dakbanwa sang Sugbo), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines and capital of the Cebu Province. Ac ...

. San Fernando lies within Metro Cebu.

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

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