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Municipality

San Fernando

San Fernando is a municipality in Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 76,110 in the 2024 census, and it has 21 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of San Fernando by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Carcar CityNaga CityPinamungajanBalud: 4,641 people, 1,074 per km², −1.53% a yearBalungag: 2,131 people, 355 per km², −2.06% a yearBasak: 1,041 people, 449 per km², 2.27% a yearBugho: 1,553 people, 339 per km², 2.14% a yearCabatbatan: 2,324 people, 1,002 per km², 2.76% a yearGreenhills: 2,628 people, 816 per km², −4.82% a yearLantawan: 2,354 people, 583 per km², 2.12% a yearLiburon: 1,113 people, 247 per km², −0.68% a yearMagsico: 2,673 people, 388 per km², 2.31% a yearPoblacion North: 4,063 people, 3,277 per km², −2.96% a yearPanadtaran: 6,878 people, 4,776 per km², 2.44% a yearPitalo: 9,579 people, 3,801 per km², 4.77% a yearSan Isidro: 4,229 people, 2,226 per km², −1.68% a yearSangat: 7,871 people, 4,165 per km², 4.19% a yearPoblacion South: 8,113 people, 4,097 per km², −2.32% a yearTabionan: 2,556 people, 448 per km², 2.72% a yearTananas: 2,231 people, 363 per km², 4.44% a yearTinubdan: 2,575 people, 926 per km², 9.50% a yearTonggo: 2,780 people, 678 per km², 2.79% a yearTubod: 1,769 people, 834 per km², 0.03% a yearIlaya: 3,008 people, 565 per km², 3.96% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    76,110

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 24.8% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    19th

    of the 53 cities and municipalities of Cebu by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 2 of every 100 people in Cebu lived in San Fernando in 2024 (2.24%)

  • Inside itSources

    21

    barangays

  • LandSources

    86.66 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: San Fernando's land would fill a square about 9.3 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 878 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 9 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    20,376

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.7 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    48.7%

    About 49 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0702241000[4]Formerly 072241000
ZIP code
6018[13, 14]

People

San Fernando had 76,110 people in the 2024 census, up 24.8% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

San Fernando had the 19th most people of the 53 cities and municipalities of Cebu in 2024[1]
  1. 16Barili82,427
  2. 17Argao78,111
  3. 18Pinamungajan76,568
  4. 19San Fernando76,110
  5. 20Dalaguete75,937
  6. 21Cordova72,915
  7. 22Tuburan68,307
All 53 cities and municipalities of Cebu
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 71 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Pitalo9,57913 in 100
  2. Poblacion South8,11311 in 100
  3. Sangat7,87110 in 100
  4. Panadtaran6,8789 in 100
  5. Balud4,6416 in 100
  6. San Isidro4,2296 in 100
  7. Poblacion North4,0635 in 100
  8. Ilaya3,0084 in 100
  9. Tonggo2,7804 in 100
  10. Magsico2,6734 in 100
See all 21 barangays of San Fernando
Age structure · 2020 Census[33]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 33 of every 100 are children under 15 (32.6%)
  • About 62 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (62.4%)
  • About 5 of every 100 are 65 or older (5%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 48,1104,1433,967
5 - 97,8864,0693,817
10 - 147,5304,0003,530
15 - 197,0453,6463,399
20 - 246,8953,5783,317
25 - 296,2483,2113,037
30 - 345,2612,7542,507
35 - 394,4802,3442,136
40 - 444,1122,0892,023
45 - 493,3991,7651,634
50 - 543,1091,5951,514
55 - 592,5271,2601,267
60 - 641,9991,025974
65 - 691,478687791
70 - 741,006467539
75 - 79530225305
80 years and over564172392

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
76,110[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
20,376[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.7 on average[1, 2]
Share of Cebu, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
2.24%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
48.7% (37,082 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
37,030 men, 35,149 women[33]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202476,110[1, 2]1.26% a year20,3763.7
2020as of May 1, 202072,224[1]1.82% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201566,280[1]1.60% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201060,970[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then54,932[31]1.81% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders48,235[31, 32]4.83% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then38,700[31]1.87% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then35,051[31]2.15% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then28,324[31]1.82% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then25,877[31]1.46% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then24,073[31]2.31% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then19,061[31]———

Barangays

San Fernando is made up of 21 barangays.
Barangays of San Fernando. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Balud4,6416.1%−1.53% a yearabout 4.32 km²Urban
Balungag2,1312.8%−2.06% a yearabout 6.00 km²Rural
Basak1,0411.37%2.27% a yearabout 2.32 km²Rural
Bugho1,5532.04%2.14% a yearabout 4.58 km²Rural
Cabatbatan2,3243.05%2.76% a yearabout 2.32 km²Rural
Greenhills2,6283.45%−4.82% a yearabout 3.22 km²Rural
Ilaya3,0083.95%3.96% a yearabout 5.32 km²Rural
Lantawan2,3543.09%2.12% a yearabout 4.04 km²Rural
Liburon1,1131.46%−0.68% a yearabout 4.50 km²Rural
Magsico2,6733.51%2.31% a yearabout 6.89 km²Rural
Panadtaran6,8789.04%2.44% a yearabout 1.44 km²Urban
Pitalo9,57912.59%4.77% a yearabout 2.52 km²Urban
Poblacion North4,0635.34%−2.96% a yearabout 1.24 km²Rural
Poblacion South8,11310.66%−2.32% a yearabout 1.98 km²Urban
San Isidro4,2295.56%−1.68% a yearabout 1.90 km²Rural
Sangat7,87110.34%4.19% a yearabout 1.89 km²Urban
Tabionan2,5563.36%2.72% a yearabout 5.70 km²Rural
Tananas2,2312.93%4.44% a yearabout 6.15 km²Rural
Tinubdan2,5753.38%9.50% a yearabout 2.78 km²Rural
Tonggo2,7803.65%2.79% a yearabout 4.10 km²Rural
Tubod1,7692.32%0.03% a yearabout 2.12 km²Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

San Fernando covers 86.66 km² of land, 878 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 411 m above the sea and it has 14.6 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
86.66 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
878 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
10.18197° N, 123.68124° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[27]
Lowest
1 m
Average
164 m
Highest
411 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

14.6 km of coastline[28]

Rivers[28]

  1. Daanlongsod River13.7 of 18.4 km
  2. San Isidro River6.5 of 7.4 km

Peaks[28]

  1. Mount Guindulmanheight not mapped

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type III[29]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Mactan International Airport, the nearest PAGASA station, 36 km away[30]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 1,685 mm of rain on 138 days a year; 28.1 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Mactan International Airport, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January135 mm1226.8 °C29.7 °C24.0 °C
February89 mm927.0 °C30.0 °C24.0 °C
March61 mm727.8 °C31.0 °C24.6 °C
April56 mm528.8 °C32.2 °C25.5 °C
May94 mm929.4 °C32.8 °C26.0 °C
June181 mm1328.9 °C32.3 °C25.5 °C
July211 mm1528.3 °C31.6 °C25.1 °C
August158 mm1328.5 °C31.9 °C25.2 °C
September190 mm1428.4 °C31.9 °C25.0 °C
October208 mm1528.2 °C31.4 °C24.9 °C
November131 mm1228.0 °C31.0 °C25.0 °C
December172 mm1427.4 °C30.3 °C24.6 °C
The year1,685 mm13828.1 °C31.3 °C24.9 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 26 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 28 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
28.2% of people[17]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
1st class[4]
About 28 of every 100 people in San Fernando lived below the poverty line in 2021 (28.2%)[17]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 23.7% and 32.7%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 18government offices
  • 4hospitals and health centres
  • 34schools
  • 8places of worship
  • 1market

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads San Fernando. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[11, 12]

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
1st district of Cebu[15, 16]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Mytha Ann Basubas Canoy[18]
    Vice mayor
    Eugema Villamero Bacalla[18]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Mytha Ann Basubas Canoy[19]
    Vice mayor
    Ricci Regen Generans Reluya[19]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Lakambini Generans Reluya[20]
    Vice mayor
    Rica Yebes Regens[20]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Lakambini Generans Reluya[21]
    Vice mayor
    Fralz Cabilao Sabalones[21]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Antonio Llanto Canoy[22]
    Vice mayor
    Miguel Antonio Nadela Canoy[22]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Antonio Llanto Canoy[23]
    Vice mayor
    Miguel Antonio Nadela Canoy[23]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Lakambini Generans Reluya[24]
    Vice mayor
    Antonio Llanto Canoy[24]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Antonio Canoy[25]
    Vice mayor
    Erico Enad[25]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Antonio Ll. Canoy[26]
    Vice mayor
    Erico S. Enad[26]
Mayors and vice mayors of San Fernando, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Mytha Ann Basubas Canoy[18]Eugema Villamero Bacalla[18]
2022–2025Mytha Ann Basubas Canoy[19]Ricci Regen Generans Reluya[19]
2019–2022Lakambini Generans Reluya[20]Rica Yebes Regens[20]
2016–2019Lakambini Generans Reluya[21]Fralz Cabilao Sabalones[21]
2013–2016Antonio Llanto Canoy[22]Miguel Antonio Nadela Canoy[22]
2010–2013Antonio Llanto Canoy[23]Miguel Antonio Nadela Canoy[23]
2007–2010Lakambini Generans Reluya[24]Antonio Llanto Canoy[24]
2004–2007Antonio Canoy[25]Erico Enad[25]
2001–2004Antonio Ll. Canoy[26]Erico S. Enad[26]

History & Identity

Created
The town's own history page says a Spanish royal decree of 1858 created San Fernando as a parish-town with its own priest, first named San Isidro Labrador.[9]

How it got its name

The town was first called San Isidro Labrador. The name was later changed to San Fernando, to honour the priest the townspeople liked, Father Fernando Sanchez, and also the saint he was named for.[9]

Its story

Between 1854 and 1858 a group of villages, Magsico, Cabatbatan, Balungag, Sangat, Panadtaran and Pitalo, joined together to break away from Naga, because Naga was too far.[9]

Their combined population had grown to almost 3,000 people.[9]

Naga objected, saying the petitioners lived by farming on poor soil and could not stand as a town on their own. Their leader, Juan Biyong, sent a delegation to Cebu City carrying soil and crop samples, and this helped win a recommendation for a separate municipality.[9]

A larger church was built between 1875 and 1888 on land donated by Doña Clara Najarro near the Taboan Market. The area around it grew into the poblacion, where the town government sits.[9]

The town's page says the first local election was held in 1947, when Leocadio Llanto was elected mayor, and that he held the post until 1967.[9]

Timeline

  1. 1854 to 1858

    Magsico, Cabatbatan, Balungag, Sangat, Panadtaran and Pitalo join in asking to separate from Naga.[9]

  2. 1858

    A royal decree creates the new parish-town of San Isidro Labrador, later called San Fernando.[9]

  3. 1875 to 1888

    The new, larger church is built near the Taboan Market.[9]

  4. 8 December 1928

    Act No. 3499 grants the Visayan Electric Company a franchise to supply electric power in several Cebu towns, San Fernando among them.[10]

  5. 1947

    First local election; Leocadio Llanto is elected mayor, according to the town's page.[9]

Nearby

San Fernando shares a border with Carcar City, Naga City and Pinamungajan.

How it compares

San Fernando beside Cebu, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Cebu.

San Fernando beside Cebu
FigureSan FernandoCebuRank among the cities and municipalities of Cebu
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary76,110[1, 2]3,400,52219th of 53
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary1.26% a year[1, 2]faster0.54% a year1st of 53
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary878[6]more crowded77519th of 53
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary86.66 km²[6]4,389.23 km²25th of 53
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.7[1, 2]lower3.8not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary48.7%[5]lower55.1%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Cebu City, the capital of Cebu
29.5 km northeast
Manila
571.1 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. Carcar CityCebu8.5 km southwest
  2. Naga CityCebu8.6 km northeast
  3. PinamungajanCebu10.9 km northwest
  4. AloguinsanCebu12.4 km west
  5. MinglanillaCebu15.1 km northeast
  6. Talisay CityCebu18.7 km northeast

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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