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
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude16.616667 degrees north 1 Longitude120.316667 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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