San Fernando

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City: San Fernando
Province: Pampanga

San Fernando, officially the City of San Fernando (Kapampangan: Lakanbalen ning Sampernandu; Tagalog: Lungsod ng San Fernando), is a 1st class component city and capital of the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 306,659 people. 

It is the regional center of Central Luzon and located 66 kilometres (41 mi) north of Manila, 73 kilometres (45 mi) east of Subic in Zambales, 58 kilometres (36 mi) south of Tarlac City in Tarlac, and 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of Clark Air Base in Angeles.

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. CNN has hailed the city as 'Asia's Christmas capital.
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Coordinates:   15°4'1"N   120°39'46"E

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  • Brgy. Sta. Lucia City of San Fernando, Pampanga is my home town, this is good and peaceful place in City of San Fernando, Pampanga. And very nice place.... Thanks a lot.... gerry_centeno@yahoo.com of LNG PLANT PROJECT DAEWOO SAKHALIN, RUSSIA
  • here in san fernando pampanga, were the rice is great and at a low price,, call 045-860-46-15 for the excellent rice
  • San Fernando is out Megadike of Bacolor.
  • this is where i was born...i miss this place so much and i want to be back here someday!
  • this is the place of my loving fiancee DENNIS FABIAN ST. AGUSTIN VILLAGE,,PLS HELP ME TO LOCATE...
  • i just miss this place.. i just want to to back there already.. relieve the past..
  • This the place were im born i am kampampangan and im so proud of it.,, I live in Saint jude village San agustin csfp... Hi to the All Ramos-Cenon Family God bless........
  • Kampampangan is very hospitable when your down im sure they will help you... "No man is an Island"
  • i want to live here coz it is beautiful place
  • i was here in june 2008
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