San Fernando, Masbate
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San Fernando
Tabunan | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of San Fernando | |
 Flag | |
 Map of Masbate with San Fernando highlighted | |
 Interactive map of San Fernando | |
.svg)  San Fernando Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 12°29′09″N 123°45′46″E / 12.4858°N 123.7628°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bicol Region |
| Province | Masbate |
| District | 1st district |
| Barangays | 26 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Maria Vida E. Bravo |
| • Vice Mayor | Fernando V. Moguies |
| • Representative | Narciso R. Bravo Jr. |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 16,767 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• 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 (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 22,006 |
| • Density | 283.9/km2 (735.4/sq mi) |
| • Households | 5,521 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 23.29 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 137.5 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 513.6 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 121.9 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 55.35 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Ticao Island Electric Cooperative (TISELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 5416 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)56 |
| Native languages | Masbateño Tagalog |
| Website | www |
San Fernando, officially the Municipality of San Fernando, is a municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 22,006 people.[5]
It is located on Ticao Island. The economy of the town is based on fishing, farming, and other trades.
Geography
Barangays
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
| Climate data for San Fernando, Masbate | |||||||||||||
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| 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[7] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
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| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11][12] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the 2024 census, the population of San Fernando was 22,006 people,[13] with a density of 280 inhabitants per square kilometre or 730 inhabitants per square mile.
Economy
Archaeological and Ecological Landscape and Seascape of Ticao
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.
