San Fernando, Masbate

San Fernando Tabunan
Municipality
Municipality of San Fernando
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Map of Masbate with San Fernando highlighted
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San Fernando Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°29′09″N123°45′46″E / 12.4858°N 123.7628°E / 12.4858; 123.7628
Country	Philippines
Region	Bicol Region
Province	Masbate
District	1st district
Barangays	26 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Maria Vida E. Bravo
•  Vice Mayor	Fernando V. Moguies
•  Representative	Narciso R. Bravo Jr.
•  Municipal Council	Members Piedad B. Capariño Alistair Edward A. Lozano Rex M. Clemente Loneto N. Centura Rene C. Alindogan Romeo L. Espejon Belinda C. Abapo Victor V. Mogueis
•  Electorate	16,767 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• 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	280/km2 (740/sq mi)
•  Households	5,521
Economy
•  Income class	5th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	23.29 % (2021) [4]
•  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	0504118000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)56
Native languages	Masbateño Tagalog
Website	www.sanfernando-masbate.gov.ph

San Fernando, officially the Municipality of San Fernando, is a municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,600 people. ^[5]

It is located on Ticao Island. The economy of the town is based on fishing, farming, and other trades.

History

In 1951, the barrios of Batuan, Burgos, Gibraltar, Costa Rica, Panisihan, and Matabao were separated from San Fernando to form the town of Batuan. ^[6]

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
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

Population census of San Fernando

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 5,338 —     1918 7,862 +2.61% 1939 14,663 +3.01% 1948 17,417 +1.93% 1960 13,221 −2.27% 1970 17,494 +2.84% 1975 18,041 +0.62% 1980 18,766 +0.79%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1990 16,904 −1.04% 1995 18,722 +1.93% 2000 19,179 +0.52% 2007 19,565 +0.28% 2010 21,309 +3.16% 2015 23,057 +1.51% 2020 21,600 −1.36% 2024 22,006 +0.45%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

In the 2020 census, the population of San Fernando, Masbate, was 21,600 people, ^[13] with a density of 280 inhabitants per square kilometre or 730 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of San Fernando

10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 57.24 2003 54.28 2006 34.60 2009 38.13 2012 40.51 2015 35.95 2018 27.20 2021 23.29 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

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.

References

1.   Municipality of San Fernando | (DILG)
2. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN   0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
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5. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
6. "An Act Creating the Municipality of Batuan in the Province of Masbate". LawPH.com. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
7. "San Fernando: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
8. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
9. Census of Population (2015). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved June 20, 2016.
10. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region V (Bicol Region)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved June 29, 2016.
11. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
12. "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
13. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
14. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
15. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
16. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
17. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
18. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
19. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
20. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
21. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine