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Municipality

San Fernando

San Fernando is a municipality in Masbate, Bicol Region, Philippines. Its population was 22,006 in the 2024 census, and it has 26 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.
BatuanSan JacintoAltavista: 490 people, 198 per km², −3.32% a yearBenitinan: 853 people, 597 per km², 6.27% a yearBuenasuerte: 570 people, 167 per km², −0.50% a yearBuenavista: 816 people, 197 per km², −0.55% a yearBuenos Aires: 666 people, 100 per km², −1.05% a yearBuyo: 997 people, 643 per km², 0.32% a yearCañelas: 750 people, 150 per km², −2.57% a yearCorbada: 534 people, 161 per km², 2.80% a yearDaplian: 955 people, 1,125 per km², −2.51% a yearDel Rosario: 727 people, 192 per km², −0.46% a yearIpil: 458 people, 179 per km², −1.70% a yearLahong: 347 people, 144 per km², −2.82% a yearLumbia: 395 people, 93 per km², −2.12% a yearMagkaipit: 313 people, 73 per km², 11.34% a yearMinio: 730 people, 198 per km², 4.73% a yearPinamoghaan: 633 people, 411 per km², 1.17% a yearBaybaydagat Pob.: 1,590 people, 12,927 per km², 1.83% a yearSilangan Pob.: 1,659 people, 11,601 per km², −1.46% a yearMagsasaka Pob.: 1,463 people, 898 per km², 3.59% a yearBayanihan Pob.: 1,967 people, 1,144 per km², −0.81% a yearProgreso: 813 people, 105 per km², 0.33% a yearResurreccion: 2,075 people, 523 per km², 1.23% a yearSalvacion: 401 people, 133 per km², 4.71% a yearSowa: 523 people, 199 per km², −1.88% a yearTalisay: 641 people, 197 per km², 0.04% a yearValparaiso: 640 people, 209 per km², 1.76% 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

    22,006

    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 3.3% from 2010 to 2024
  • Rank by peopleSources

    19th

    of the 21 cities and municipalities of Masbate 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 Masbate lived in San Fernando in 2024 (2.42%)
  • Inside itSources

    26

    barangays

  • LandSources

    86.53 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: 254 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 3 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

    6,468

    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

    3.4 people in each, on average, in 2024
  • Town or countrySources

    0%

    Fewer than 1 of every 1,000 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
0504118000[4]Formerly 054118000
ZIP code
5416[13, 14, 15]

People

San Fernando had 22,006 people in the 2024 census, up 3.3% 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 21 cities and municipalities of Masbate in 2024[1]
  1. 15Palanas28,133
  2. 16Monreal25,843
  3. 17Dimasalang25,054
  4. 18Pio V. Corpus23,641
  5. 19San Fernando22,006
  6. 20Esperanza18,021
  7. 21Batuan15,614
All 21 cities and municipalities of Masbate
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 60 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Resurreccion2,0759 in 100
  2. Bayanihan Pob.1,9679 in 100
  3. Silangan Pob.1,6598 in 100
  4. Baybaydagat Pob.1,5907 in 100
  5. Magsasaka Pob.1,4637 in 100
  6. Buyo9975 in 100
  7. Daplian9554 in 100
  8. Benitinan8534 in 100
  9. Buenavista8164 in 100
  10. Progreso8134 in 100
See all 26 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 (33.4%)
  • About 59 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (59.2%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (7.4%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 42,2011,1291,072
5 - 92,4591,2881,171
10 - 142,5371,2981,239
15 - 192,3191,2091,110
20 - 241,767908859
25 - 291,471736735
30 - 341,254646608
35 - 391,104588516
40 - 441,077560517
45 - 491,051530521
50 - 541,063566497
55 - 59903458445
60 - 64761381380
65 - 69566272294
70 - 74429199230
75 - 79338110228
80 years and over27488186

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
22,006[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
6,468[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.4 on average[1, 2]
Share of Masbate, 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
2.42%[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
0% (0 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
10,966 men, 10,608 women[33]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202422,006[1, 2]0.45% a year6,4683.4
2020as of May 1, 202021,600[1]−1.36% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201523,057[1]1.51% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201021,309[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then19,565[31]0.28% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders19,179[31, 32]0.52% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then18,722[31]1.93% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then16,904[31]−1.04% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then18,766[31]0.79% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then18,041[31]0.62% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then17,494[31]2.78% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then13,221[31]———

Barangays

San Fernando is made up of 26 barangays.
Barangays of San Fernando. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Altavista4902.23%−3.32% a yearabout 2.47 km²Rural
Bayanihan Pob.1,9678.94%−0.81% a yearabout 1.72 km²Rural
Baybaydagat Pob.1,5907.23%1.83% a yearabout 0.123 km²Rural
Benitinan8533.88%6.27% a yearabout 1.43 km²Rural
Buenasuerte5702.59%−0.50% a yearabout 3.41 km²Rural
Buenavista8163.71%−0.55% a yearabout 4.14 km²Rural
Buenos Aires6663.03%−1.05% a yearabout 6.64 km²Rural
Buyo9974.53%0.32% a yearabout 1.55 km²Rural
Cañelas7503.41%−2.57% a yearabout 4.99 km²Rural
Corbada5342.43%2.80% a yearabout 3.32 km²Rural
Daplian9554.34%−2.51% a yearabout 0.849 km²Rural
Del Rosario7273.3%−0.46% a yearabout 3.79 km²Rural
Ipil4582.08%−1.70% a yearabout 2.56 km²Rural
Lahong3471.58%−2.82% a yearabout 2.41 km²Rural
Lumbia3951.79%−2.12% a yearabout 4.27 km²Rural
Magkaipit3131.42%11.34% a yearabout 4.31 km²Rural
Magsasaka Pob.1,4636.65%3.59% a yearabout 1.63 km²Rural
Minio7303.32%4.73% a yearabout 3.69 km²Rural
Pinamoghaan6332.88%1.17% a yearabout 1.54 km²Rural
Progreso8133.69%0.33% a yearabout 7.71 km²Rural
Resurreccion2,0759.43%1.23% a yearabout 3.97 km²Rural
Salvacion4011.82%4.71% a yearabout 3.02 km²Rural
Silangan Pob.1,6597.54%−1.46% a yearabout 0.143 km²Rural
Sowa5232.38%−1.88% a yearabout 2.63 km²Rural
Talisay6412.91%0.04% a yearabout 3.25 km²Rural
Valparaiso6402.91%1.76% a yearabout 3.06 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 86.53 km² of land, 254 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 375 m above the sea and it has 24.1 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
86.53 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
254 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
12.47324° N, 123.72032° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[27]
Lowest
0 m
Average
79 m
Highest
375 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

24.1 km of coastline[28]

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 Masbate, the nearest PAGASA station, 15 km away[30]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,027 mm of rain on 146 days a year; 28.4 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Masbate, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January195 mm1426.9 °C30.4 °C23.4 °C
February114 mm1027.2 °C31.0 °C23.4 °C
March111 mm828.0 °C32.0 °C24.0 °C
April50 mm529.1 °C33.2 °C24.9 °C
May127 mm829.7 °C33.7 °C25.7 °C
June145 mm1129.4 °C33.3 °C25.5 °C
July209 mm1528.8 °C32.5 °C25.1 °C
August169 mm1428.8 °C32.5 °C25.1 °C
September205 mm1528.8 °C32.5 °C25.0 °C
October204 mm1428.6 °C32.4 °C24.9 °C
November205 mm1528.3 °C31.9 °C24.7 °C
December294 mm1727.5 °C30.9 °C24.1 °C
The year2,027 mm14628.4 °C32.2 °C24.7 °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 9 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 23 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
23.3% of people[18]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
4th class[4]
About 23 of every 100 people in San Fernando lived below the poverty line in 2021 (23.3%)[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 20.1% and 26.5%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 4government offices
  • 1hospital or health centre
  • 25schools
  • 1place of worship
  • 1station or terminal

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 Masbate[16, 17]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them.

  1. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Byron Angelo Espinosa Bravo[19]
    Vice mayor
    Fernando Vale Mogueis[19]
  2. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Byron Angelo Espinosa Bravo[20]
    Vice mayor
    Adelfa Espenida Nacional[20]
  3. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Byron Angelo Espinosa Bravo[21]
    Vice mayor
    Arturo Aligada Uy[21]
  4. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Narciso Recio Bravo Jr.[22]
    Vice mayor
    Arturo Aligada Uy[22]
  5. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Maria Vida Espinosa Bravo[23]
    Vice mayor
    Arturo Aligada Uy[23]
  6. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Helen Letada Bunan[24]
    Vice mayor
    Karla Letada Bunan[24]
  7. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Helen Bunan[25]
    Vice mayor
    Luz Lim[25]
  8. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Helen L. Bunan[26]
    Vice mayor
    Luz S. Lim[26]
Mayors and vice mayors of San Fernando, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2022–2025Byron Angelo Espinosa Bravo[19]Fernando Vale Mogueis[19]
2019–2022Byron Angelo Espinosa Bravo[20]Adelfa Espenida Nacional[20]
2016–2019Byron Angelo Espinosa Bravo[21]Arturo Aligada Uy[21]
2013–2016Narciso Recio Bravo Jr.[22]Arturo Aligada Uy[22]
2010–2013Maria Vida Espinosa Bravo[23]Arturo Aligada Uy[23]
2007–2010Helen Letada Bunan[24]Karla Letada Bunan[24]
2004–2007Helen Bunan[25]Luz Lim[25]
2001–2004Helen L. Bunan[26]Luz S. Lim[26]

History & Identity

Its story

In the 1903 reorganisation of the municipalities of Masbate, San Fernando was among the towns that kept its existing boundaries.[9]

In 1951, Republic Act No. 642 separated the barrios of Batuan, Burgos, Gibraltar and others from San Fernando to form the new municipality of Batuan.[10]

Timeline

  1. 17 November 1903

    Act No. 993 reduced the seventeen municipalities of Masbate to thirteen and left San Fernando within its existing boundaries.[9]

  2. 11 June 1951

    Republic Act No. 642 took six barrios, including Batuan, out of San Fernando to make the municipality of Batuan.[10]

Nearby

San Fernando shares a border with Batuan and San Jacinto.

How it compares

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

San Fernando beside Masbate
FigureSan FernandoMasbateRank among the cities and municipalities of Masbate
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 glossary22,006[1, 2]910,81319th of 21
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 glossary0.45% a year[1, 2]faster0.05% a year5th of 21
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 glossary254[6]more crowded22211th of 21
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 glossary86.53 km²[6]4,095.65 km²18th of 21
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 glossary3.4[1, 2]lower4.1not 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 glossary0%[5]lower14%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Masbate City, the capital of Masbate
24.5 km southwest
Manila
377.5 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. BatuanMasbate7.1 km southeast
  2. San JacintoMasbate10.3 km northwest
  3. MonrealMasbate18.7 km northwest
  4. MoboMasbate23.2 km south
  5. Masbate CityMasbate24.5 km southwest
  6. BalenoMasbate25.2 km west

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