San Fernando
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city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Pampanga
Key facts
- Country
- Philippines
- Region
- Central Luzon
- Province
- Pampanga
- District
- 3rd district
- Founded
- August 16, 1754
- Cityhood
- February 4, 2001
- Named after
- Ferdinand III of Castile
- Barangays
- 35 (see Barangays )
- Type
- Sangguniang Panlungsod
- Mayor
- Vilma Balle Caluag
- Vice mayor
- Aurelio Brenz P. Gonzales
- Representative
- Alyssa Michaela M. Gonzales
- Councilors
- Members Noel T. Tulabut Reginaldo B. David Harvey A. Quiwa Celestino S. Dizon Raquel L. Pineda Angelo D. Hizon, Jr. Jesus P. Cuyugan Mark Joseph C. Carreon Jayson C. Sicat Elmer M. Bengco
- Electorate
- 207,416 voters ( 2025 )
- Total
- 67.74 km (26.15 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 33 m (108 ft)
- Highest elevation
- 1,022 m (3,353 ft)
- Lowest elevation
- −2 m (−6.6 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
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 2024 census, it has a population of 377,534 people.
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'.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “San Fernando” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.