Barangay San Fernando

Barangay San Fernando forms part of Santa Cruz, a municipality in Zambales, and is classified as a mid-sized barangay.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay San Fernando had a population of 2,597. This made it the 13th largest of 25 barangays in Santa Cruz by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Fernando accounted for approximately 4.07% of the total population of Santa Cruz, which stood at 63,839 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay San Fernando changed from 2,227 to 2,597, a shift of +16.6% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Santa Cruz. 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.

Santa Cruz is a municipality comprising 25 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 Zambales, which contains 247 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay San Fernando ranks 83rd by 2020 population. Zambales is classified as a 2nd 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.