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San Fernando City is a 3rd class city in the province of La Union, Philippines. It is the capital city of La Union and the regional center of the Ilocos Region (Region I). According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 102,082 people in 20,755 households. Image File history File links Ph_locator_la_union_san_fernando. ...
A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino) is a tier of local government in the Philippines. ...
Map of the Philippines showing all the regions and their provinces. ...
La Union is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. ...
The Ilocos Region of the Philippines, designated as Region I is located in the northwestern part of Luzon. ...
This article is about the year 2000. ...
San Fernando is the financial, industrial and political center of the province, engaged in agriculture, aquaculture, shipping using the port of San Fernando, and other industrial sectors. Its ethnic population is predominantly Ilocano and Christian (Roman Catholic). Ilocano, also Iloko and Ilokano, refers to the language and culture associated with the Ilocano people, the third largest ethnic group in the Philippines. ...
A Christian is a follower of Jesus Christ. ...
The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...
San Fernando belongs to District 1 in La Union province.
Barangays
San Fernando City is politically subdivided into 59 barangays. A barangay also known as barrio (Filipino: baranggay , pronounced as ba-rang-gai, gai as in guy) is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village,barrio, district, ward or town. ...
- Abut
- Apaleng tuleng
- Bacsil
- Bangbangolan
- Bangcusay
- Barangay I (Pob.)
- Barangay II (Pob.)
- Barangay III (Pob.)
- Barangay IV (Pob.)
- Baraoas
- Bato
- Biday
- Birunget
- Bungro
- Cabaroan (Negro)
- Cabarsican
- Cadaclan
- Calabugao
- Camansi
- Canaoay
| - Carlatan
- Catbangen
- Dallangayan Este
- Dallangayan Oeste
- Dalumpinas Este
- Dalumpinas Oeste
- Ilocanos Norte
- Ilocanos Sur
- Langcuas
- Lingsat
- Madayegdeg
- Mameltac
- Masicong
- Nagyubuyuban
- Namtutan,naaltutan
- Narra Este cotse
- Narra Oeste
- Pacpaco
- Pagdalagan
- Pagdaraoan
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- Pao Norte
- Pao Sur
- Parian
- Pias
- Poro
- Puspus
- Sacyud
- Sagayad
- San Agustin
- San Francisco
- San Vicente
- Santiago Norte
- Santiago Sur
- Saoay
- Sevilla
- Siboan-Otong-parya
- Tanqui
- Tanquigan
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History The earliest settlement in San Fernando is believed to have existed before the early Ming Dynasty. Archeological findings revealed porcelain, beads, spearheads and other objects indicating that early settlers traded with mainland China and the Middle East. Ming redirects here – for other uses of this term see Ming (disambiguation) The Ming Dynasty (Chinese: 明æœ; Pinyin: ) was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644. ...
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The ancient villages were often raided by pirates -- Muslims from the south or the Chinese from the north -- that plied the South China Sea or at war with tribal groups from the highlands of the Cordillera. The South China Sea, showing surrounding countries and neighbouring seas and oceans The South China Sea is a marginal sea, part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from Singapore to the Strait of Taiwan of around 3,500,000 km². It is the largest sea body after the five...
Pindangan, as it was then called, became San Fernando in 1850 and was made provincial capital of the new province of La Union. 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
La Union is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. ...
Dissent against the Spanish authorities found their outlet through numerous uprisings. In San Fernando, the climax came in 1896 when the Spanish garrison was attacked by Filipino insurgents. 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
The Americans ruled the Philippines after the shortlived Spanish-American War in 1898, when Spain ceded the country to the United States for $20 million, along with Cuba, Puerto Rico and Guam. San Fernando experienced naval bombardment by the Americans as well as actual fighting on land. Combatants United States and Cuban rebel forces Spain Casualties 2,446 combat dead or wounded (US only) Cubans and Filipinos not counted. ...
The Japanese bombed San Fernando on December 8, 1941. After three years of Japanese occupation, American planes reappeared over San Fernando on September 22, 1944. The Japanese retreated in 1945. December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ...
September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ...
1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...
San Fernando was designated a component city in 1998. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...
External links - Official Website of the City of San Fernando, La Union
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- 2000 Philippine Census Information
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