San Fernando City, Pampanga
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| City of San Fernando | |||
(From top, left to right): Giant Lantern Festival,
San Fernando City Hall, SM City Pampanga, Metropolitan Cathedral of San Fernando, 250th Anniversary Clock Tower, Jose Abad Santos Avenue (Olongapo-San Fernando-Gapan Road), Pampanga Provincial Capitol and San Pedro Cutud Lenten Rites |
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| Nickname(s): Christmas Capital of the Philippines, Heart of Pampanga | |||
| Motto: Fernandino First: Fernandino Ing Mumuna, Fernandino Ing Manimuna | |||
 Map of Pampanga showing the location of City of San Fernando |
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 San Fernando
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| Coordinates: 15°02′N 120°41′E / 15.033°N 120.683°ECoordinates: 15°02′N 120°41′E / 15.033°N 120.683°E | |||
| Country | Philippines | ||
| Region | Central Luzon (Region III) | ||
| Province | Pampanga | ||
| Districts | 3rd district of Pampanga | ||
| Founded | August 16, 1754 | ||
| Cityhood | February 4, 2001 | ||
| Barangays | 35 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Edwin Santiago (Liberal) | ||
| • Vice Mayor | Jimmy Lazatin (UNA) | ||
| • Congressman | Aurelio Gonzales Jr. (NPC) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 67.74 km2 (26.15 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2015) | |||
| • Total | 306,659 | ||
| • Density | 4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | ||
| ZIP code | 2000 | ||
| Dialing code | +63 (0)45 | ||
| Spoken languages | Kapampangan, Tagalog, English | ||
| Classification | Component City; Partially Urban | ||
| Website | cityofsanfernando |
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San Fernando, officially and often referred to as the City of San Fernando and shortened or abbreviated to CSFP or SFP (Kapampangan: Lakanbalen ning San Fernando; Filipino: Lungsod ng San Fernando) is a first-class component city in the Philippine province of Pampanga, of which it is the provincial capital. The regional center of Central Luzon (Region III), it has a population of 306,659 people according to the 2015 census. It is located 66 kilometres (41 mi) north of Manila, 73 kilometres (45 mi) east of Subic in Zambales, and 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of Clark Air Base in Angeles City.
The city is named after King Ferdinand VI of Spain and placed under the patronage of Saint Ferdinand III of Castile and León, whose feast is celebrated every 30 May. Popularly known as the "Christmas Capital of the Philippines," the city holds the annual Giant Lantern Festival every December where large parol are displayed in competition.
The City of San Fernando is politically subdivided into 35 barangays.
The town of San Fernando was founded in 1754 from the towns of Bacolor and Mexico. The first church was built in 1755 with wooden walls and nipa roofing. The municipal tribunal was erected later in the year in front of the town plaza using durable materials and thatched nipa roofing. Don Vidal de Arrozal served as its first gobernadorcillo that year.
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