Barangay San Fernando

Classified as a mid-sized barangay, Barangay San Fernando is one of the administrative divisions of Palo in Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay San Fernando had a population of 2,031. This made it the 16th largest of 33 barangays in Palo by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Fernando accounted for approximately 2.66% of the total population of Palo, which stood at 76,213 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay San Fernando moving from 1,632 residents to 2,031 residents, an intercensal change of +24.4%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay San Fernando as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Palo is a municipality comprising 33 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay San Fernando, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Leyte, which contains 1,641 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay San Fernando ranks 214th by 2020 population. Leyte is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay San Fernando is governed by an elected Sangguniang Barangay composed of a Punong Barangay and seven kagawads, with the Sangguniang Kabataan representing the youth. The next BSKE, set for Monday, November 2, 2026, will elect officials to four-year terms as provided under Republic Act No. 12232.