Back سان فرناندو، الفلبين Arabic San Fernando, Pampanga BCL Сан Фернандо (Пампанга, Филипини) Bulgarian San Fernando, Pampanga CBK-ZAM San Fernando, Pampanga CEB San Fernando (Pampanga) German San Fernando (Pampango) EO San Fernando (Pampanga) Spanish سان فراندو، پامپانگا FA San Fernando (Pampanga) French
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San Fernando | |
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| City of San Fernando | |
   ,_Pampanga.jpg)   From top, left to right: San Fernando City Hall; Pampanga Provincial Capitol; Santo Rosario (poblacion); San Fernando Metropolitan Cathedral; Public market; MacArthur Highway | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname(s): Christmas Capital of the Philippines Heart of Pampanga | |
| Motto(s): Fernandino Ka, Kayabe Ka! | |
| Anthem: Himno Fernandino (Fernandino Hymn) | |
 Map of Pampanga with San Fernando highlighted | |
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.svg)  San Fernando Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 15°02′N 120°41′E / 15.03°N 120.68°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Luzon |
| Province | Pampanga |
| District | 3rd district |
| Founded | August 16, 1754 |
| Cityhood | February 4, 2001 |
| Named for | Ferdinand III of Castile |
| Barangays | 35 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
| • Mayor | Vilma B. Caluag |
| • Vice Mayor | Benedict Jasper Simon R. Lagman |
| • Representative | Aurelio D. Gonzales Jr. |
| • Councilors | List |
| • Electorate | 190,977 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 67.74 km2 (26.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 33 m (108 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,022 m (3,353 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | −2 m (−7 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 354,666 |
| • Density | 5,200/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
| • Households | 86,217 |
| Demonym(s) | Fernandino (male) Fernandina (female) |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st city income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 7.23 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 2,585 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 6,631 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 1,841 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 1,705 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | San Fernando Electric Light and Power Company (SFELAPCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 2000 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)45 |
| Native languages | Kapampangan Tagalog |
| Catholic diocese | Archdiocese of San Fernando |
| Patron saint | Saint Ferdinand III of Castile and León |
| Website | www |
San Fernando, officially the City of San Fernando (Kapampangan: Ciudad/Lakanbalen ning San Fernandu; Filipino: Lungsod ng San Fernando), is a component city and capital of the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 354,666 people.[3]
The city is named after King Ferdinand VI of Spain and placed under the patronage of Saint Ferdinand III of Castile and León, whose feast is celebrated every May 30. Popularly known as the "Christmas Capital of the Philippines", the city holds the annual Giant Lantern Festival every December where large parol are displayed in competition. CNN has hailed the city as 'Asia's Christmas capital.'[5]
It is one of the two provincial capital cities named San Fernando, the other being San Fernando, La Union in Ilocos Region.
- ^ 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 III (Central Luzon)". 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.
- ^ Al Gerard de la Cruz (December 24, 2013). "The giant lanterns of San Fernando, Asia's Christmas capital". CNN Travel.