Barangay San Fernando

Situated in Ramon Magsaysay, Zamboanga Del Sur, Barangay San Fernando is one of 27 barangays that make up the municipality within Zamboanga Peninsula.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay San Fernando had a population of 592. This made it the 22nd largest of 27 barangays in Ramon Magsaysay by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Fernando accounted for approximately 2.17% of the total population of Ramon Magsaysay, which stood at 27,280 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay San Fernando moving from 557 residents to 592 residents, an intercensal change of +6.3%. 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.

Ramon Magsaysay is a municipality comprising 27 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 Zamboanga Del Sur, which contains 779 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay San Fernando ranks 562nd by 2020 population. Zamboanga Del Sur is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.