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San Fernando, officially the City of San Fernando (Ilocano: Siudad ti San Fernando; Filipino: Lungsod ng San Fernando), is a 3rd class component city and capital of the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 125,642 people.
The Ma-Cho, [1] Mazu or Ma Cho Temple [2] (simplified Chinese: 菲律滨隆天宫; traditional Chinese: 菲律濱隆天宮; pinyin: Fēilǜbīn Lóngtiān Gōng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hui-li̍p-pin Liông Thiⁿ-keng) [3] is a Taoist temple to the Chinese Sea-Goddess Mazu located on Quezon Avenue in Barangay II, San Fernando, La Union in the Philippines.
La Union was formed on March 2, 1850, and became the 34th province of the Philippines. After Cebu became the first provincia in 1565, new provinces have been created by the Spaniards. Three main functions were considered so: political-civil administration, ecclesiastical governance and geographical considerations.
The Saint William the Hermit Cathedral ( Spanish: Catedral de San Guillermo el Ermitaño ), commonly known as the San Fernando Cathedral, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Fernando de La Union, in the Philippines. The diocese, which comprises the civil province of La Union, was created on January 19, 1970, and canonically erected ...
Poro Point, also known historically as San Fernando Point ( Spanish: Punta San Fernando ), is a headland and peninsula located in the city of San Fernando, La Union, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. It projects northwesterly about 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) into the South China Sea. [1] It was named after its location within barangay ...
Poverty incidence of Ilocos Region 5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 25.95 2009 21.97 2012 18.46 2015 18.81 2018 9.85 2021 11.00 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Although the economy in the southern portion of the region, especially Pangasinan, is anchored on aquaculture, agro-industrial and service industry akin to its Central Luzon neighbor, the economy in the northern portion of the region is ...
San Fernando de La Union. The Minor Basilica and Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Charity, also known as Santa Monica Parish Church and commonly known as Agoo Basilica, is a Roman Catholic minor basilica in Agoo, La Union, Philippines dedicated to Our Lady of Charity. It is the seat of the Santa Monica Parish of the Diocese of San Fernando de La ...
It is under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Fernando de La Union (Dioecesis Ferdinandopolitana ab Unione, Suffragan of Lingayen – Dagupan, which was created on January 19, 1970, and erected on April 11, 1970, comprising the Civil Province of La Union, under the Titular, St. William the Hermit, February 10). It has been ...