San Fernando, Camarines Sur

San Fernando
Municipality
San Fernando Municipal Hall San Fernando Municipal Hall
Official seal of San Fernando Seal
Map of Camarines Sur showing the location of San Fernando Map of Camarines Sur showing the location of San Fernando
San Fernando Location within the Philippines
Coordinates:
Country	Philippines
Region	Bicol (Region V)
Province	Camarines Sur
District	1st district
Founded	1813
Barangays	22
Government
• Mayor	Eugenio Lagasca Jr.
Area
• Total	71.76 km2 (27.71 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	33,281
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	4415
Dialing code	54
Income class	4th class; rural

San Fernando is a fourth class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 33,281.

Barangays

San Fernando is administratively subdivided into 22 barangays.

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History

Ambos Camarines, the old Camarines Sur, included among its "visitas" or barrios the town of San Fernando. The town, however, also remained as a "barrio" of Milaor for more than 230 years.

Pueblo de San Fernando separated from Milaor and was established as an independent pueblo on 1 January 1813.

The residents of this old settlement were noted for their religious devotion as manifested by their honor and dedication to San Fernando, the town's patron saint. This patron of San Fernando, according to historical records, was however not the original patron saint for whom the first settlers built the chapel. They actually built a chapel in honor of their patron saint San Fernando. However, for some unusual reasons, the image was lost after it had been transferred into the newly erected chapel. It was said that efforts were wielded to find the missing icon but it all ended into great frustration as the lost image of San Fernando was not found. One resident from the old site where the image was housed later informed the people of San Fernando that the image returned to its original location. With this incident, the Teniente del Barrio then decided to install the image of another saint, Saint John the Baptist. Their celebration of the town and parish fiesta is held every 24 June.

Demographics

Population census of San Fernando
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1990	20,608	—
1995	24,196	+3.05%
2000	27,433	+2.73%
2007	31,895	+2.10%
2010	33,281	+1.56%
Source: National Statistics Office

Religion

The present parish priest is Rev. Fr. Michael Dela Rosa V.G.. At present the parish is taking care of 22 barangays of the municipality with the vision of forming SKK, saradit na kristiyanong komunidad (basic ecclesial communities). There are 235 clusters of families. Each cluster is composed of 15-20 neighboring families. Each cluster has a shepherd, called a cluster leader. A leader serves as the co-ordinator for all pastoral and community activities.

Education

• San Fernando National High School founded in 1966, located at Barangay Buenavista.
• Pamukid National High School
• Lupi National High School
• Pinamasagan National High School
• Marangi High School

Economy

Industries include hat making and bag making.

The main agricultural product is rice. Backyard poultry and piggery are also practiced.

Fishery and aquatic resources include hito, dalag, martinico, carp, tilapia, eels and mirapina which thrive in fresh water.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Official web site of the Province of Camarines Sur