San Fernando, Masbate

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San Fernando
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Municipality of San Fernando
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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 Byron Angelo E. Bravo
   Vice Mayor Fernando V. Moguies
   Representative Narciso R. Bravo Jr.
   Municipal Council
Members
   Electorate 16,106 voters (2022)
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
 (2020 census) [3]
  Total
21,600
  Density280/km2 (720/sq mi)
   Households
5,521
Economy
   Income class 5th municipal income class
   Poverty incidence
23.29
% (2021) [4]
   Revenue 99.52 million (2020)
   Assets 246.1 million (2020)
   Expenditure 84.96 million (2020)
   Liabilities 49.89 million (2020)
Service provider
  ElectricityTicao Island Electric Cooperative (TISELCO)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5416
PSGC
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. [3]

Contents

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. [5]

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
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 days12.69.712.013.020.525.326.224.825.225.921.917.9235
Source: Meteoblue [6]

Demographics

Population census of San Fernando
YearPop.±% 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%
YearPop.±% 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 21,600−1.28%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10]

In the 2020 census, the population of San Fernando, Masbate, was 21,600 people, [3] 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
2006
34.60
2009
38.13
2012
40.51
2015
35.95
2018
27.20
2021
23.29

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

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.

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