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.
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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
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The city also functions as a hub for trade and commerce in northern Luzon and as a center for the culture and heritage of Ilocandia. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 124,809 people with 77,490 registered voters as of 2025.
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102.72 km2 (39.66 sq mi)
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On May 6, 1786, Pindangan was officially renamed and established as the Ministerio de San Fernando by Father Fernando Rey, in honor of King Ferdinand of Spain.
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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