San Fernando, Masbate

Municipality in Masbate, Philippines

Municipality in Bicol Region, Philippines

San Fernando

Municipality

Municipality of San Fernando

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San Fernando

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 12°29′09″N 123°45′46″E﻿ / ﻿12.4858°N 123.7628°E﻿ / 12.4858; 123.7628
Country| Philippines
Region| Bicol Region
Province| Masbate
District|  1st district
Barangays| 26 (see Barangays)
Government

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• Type| Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor| Byron Angelo E. Bravo
• Vice Mayor| Fernando V. Moguies
• Representative| Narciso R. Bravo Jr.
• Municipal Council|

Members

*   * Piedad B. Capariño
* Alistair Edward A. Lozano
* Rex M. Clemente
* Loneto N. Centura
* Rene C. Alindogan
* Romeo L. Espejon
* Belinda C. Abapo
* Victor V. Mogueis

• Electorate| 16,106 voters (2022)
Area

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• Total| 77.50 km2 (29.92 sq mi)
Elevation

| 36 m (118 ft)
Highest elevation

| 256 m (840 ft)
Lowest elevation

| 0 m (0 ft)
Population

(2020 census)[3]

• Total| 21,600
• Density| 280/km2 (720/sq mi)
• Households

| 5,521
Economy

• Income class| 5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence|

23.29

% (2021)[4]
• Revenue| ₱ 99.52 million (2020)
• Assets| ₱ 246.1 million (2020)
• Expenditure| ₱ 84.96 million (2020)
• Liabilities| ₱ 49.89 million (2020)
Service provider

• Electricity| Ticao Island Electric Cooperative (TISELCO)
Time zone| UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code|

5416

PSGC|

054118000

IDD : area code | +63 (0)56
Native languages| Masbateño
Tagalog
Website| www.sanfernando-masbate.gov.ph

San Fernando, officially the Municipality of San Fernando, is a 5th class municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,600 people.[3]

It is located on Ticao Island. The economy of the town is based on fishing, farming, and other trades.

In 1951, the barrios of Batuan, Burgos, Gibraltar, Costa Rica, Panisihan, and Matabao were separated from San Fernando to form the town of Batuan.[5]

## Geography

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### Barangays

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San Fernando is politically subdivided into 26 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

* Altavista
* Benitinan
* Buenasuerte
* Buenavista
* Buenos Aires
* Buyo
* Cañelas
* Corbada
* Daplian
* Del Rosario
* Ipil
* Lahong
* Lumbia
* Magkaipit
* Minio
* Pinamoghaan
* Poblacion (District 1) Baybaydagat
* Poblacion (District 2) Silangan
* Poblacion (District 3) Magsasaka
* Poblacion (District 4) Bayanihan
* Progreso
* Resurreccion/Looc
* Salvacion
* Sowa
* Talisay
* Valparaiso

### Climate

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Climate data for San Fernando, Masbate

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 29
(84)  | 29
(84)  | 31
(88)  | 32
(90)  | 32
(90)  | 31
(88)  | 30
(86)  | 30
(86)  | 30
(86)  | 30
(86)  | 29
(84)  | 29
(84)  | 30
(86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 23
(73)  | 22
(72)  | 23
(73)  | 23
(73)  | 25
(77)  | 25
(77)  | 24
(75)  | 25
(77)  | 24
(75)  | 24
(75)  | 24
(75)  | 23
(73)  | 24
(75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 39
(1.5)  | 34
(1.3)  | 42
(1.7)  | 36
(1.4)  | 73
(2.9)  | 109
(4.3)  | 118
(4.6)  | 108
(4.3)  | 129
(5.1)  | 136
(5.4)  | 112
(4.4)  | 89
(3.5)  | 1,025
(40.4)
Average rainy days  | 12.6  | 9.7  | 12.0  | 13.0  | 20.5  | 25.3  | 26.2  | 24.8  | 25.2  | 25.9  | 21.9  | 17.9  | 235
Source: Meteoblue[6]

## Demographics

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Population census of San Fernando| Year| Pop.| ±% p.a.

|
|

1903 | 5,338| —
1918 | 7,862| +2.61%
1939 | 14,663| +3.01%
1948 | 17,417| +1.93%
1960 | 13,221| −2.27%
1970 | 17,494| +2.84%
1975 | 18,041| +0.62%
1980 | 18,766| +0.79%
| Year| Pop.| ±% p.a.

|
|

1990 | 16,904| −1.04%
1995 | 18,722| +1.93%
2000 | 19,179| +0.52%
2007 | 19,565| +0.28%
2010 | 21,309| +3.16%
2015 | 23,057| +1.51%
2020 | 21,600| −1.28%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10]

In the 2020 census, the population of San Fernando, Masbate, was 21,600 people,[3] with a density of 280 inhabitants per square kilometre or 730 inhabitants per square mile.

## Economy

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Poverty incidence of San Fernando

2006
34.60

2009
38.13

2012
40.51

2015
35.95

2018
27.20

2021
23.29

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

## Archaeological and Ecological Landscape and Seascape of Ticao

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The municipality is part of Ticao Island, which is known as an archaeological landscape, possessing thousands of pre-colonial artifacts such as the Baybayin-inscribed Rizal Stone, Ticao gold spike teeth, Burial jars of varying designs and sizes, jade beads, human face rock statues, and the Ticao petrographs. Much of the homes in Ticao Island use these archaeological finds to design their interiors. The island is also an ecological frontier for the conservation of manta rays. The island also possesses a 'rare subspecies' of Visayan warty pig, that is almost near extinction.

## References

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1. ^ Municipality of San Fernando |  (DILG)
2. ^ "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.
3. ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
5. ^ "An Act Creating the Municipality of Batuan in the Province of Masbate". LawPH.com. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
6. ^ "San Fernando: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
7. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
8. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region V (Bicol Region)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
9. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
10. ^ "Province of Masbate". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
11. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
12. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
13. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
14. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
15. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
16. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
17. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
18. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

## External links

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* Philippine Standard Geographic Code
* Philippine Census Information
* Local Governance Performance Management System

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Places adjacent to San Fernando, Masbate

|  | San Jacinto | Ticao Pass / Bulan, Sorsogon

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San Fernando

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| Batuan | Samar Sea / San Vicente, Northern Samar

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Province of Masbate

Masbate City (capital and largest city)

Municipalities|

* Aroroy
* Baleno
* Balud
* Batuan
* Cataingan
* Cawayan
* Claveria
* Dimasalang
* Esperanza
* Mandaon
* Milagros
* Mobo
* Monreal
* Palanas
* Pio V. Corpus
* Placer
* San Fernando
* San Jacinto
* San Pascual
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