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San Fernando, La Union

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San Fernando is a component city and the capital of La Union province, in the Ilocos Region of the Philippines. Founded on May 6, 1786 as a renaming of the earlier settlement Pindangan and chartered as a city in 1998, it had a 2024 census population of 124,809 across roughly 103 square kilometers. The city serves as the regional and administrative center of the Ilocos Region and a trade hub for northern Luzon, and is one of two Philippine provincial capitals named San Fernando, the other in Pampanga.

Facts
Population
124,809 1
Area (sq km)
102.72 1
Founding Year
1786 1
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Elevation (m)
101 1
Latitude
16.616667 degrees north 1
Longitude
120.316667 degrees east 1
Sources
1. San Fernando, La Union - Wikipedia
  • Infobox, Population
    the city has 124,809 residents
  • Infobox, Population [population-year]
    According to the 2024 Census of Population and Housing, the city has 124,809 residents
  • Infobox, Area
    102.72 km2 (39.66 sq mi)
  • Infobox, Established
    San Fernando was established on May 6, 1786
  • Infobox, Elevation
    Mean elevation: 101 meters (331 feet)
  • Infobox, Coordinates
    16 deg 37 min N
  • Infobox, Coordinates [longitude]
    120 deg 19 min E
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