Barangay San Fernando

Situated in Pilar, Capiz, Barangay San Fernando is one of 24 barangays that make up the municipality within Western Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay San Fernando had a population of 1,965. This made it the 9th largest of 24 barangays in Pilar by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Fernando accounted for approximately 4.17% of the total population of Pilar, which stood at 47,100 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay San Fernando moving from 1,925 residents to 1,965 residents, an intercensal change of +2.1%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay San Fernando is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Pilar is a municipality comprising 24 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 Capiz, which contains 473 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay San Fernando ranks 121st by 2020 population. Capiz 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.