The historical town of San
Fernando during the reign of the Shri-Visayan Empire in the 1250's the seat of
the municipal government was on small settlement in Punta Kawit now known as
Azagra. Dua to the scarcity of water, finally in 1903, transfer of the seat of
the municipal government from Azagra to Pag-alad was effected with the name
changed from Pag-alad to San Fernando, allegedly in honor of Ferdinand
Magellan, according to history books discovered the Philippines.
San Fernando is a coastal area
town located at the foot of the mountain. It lies on the southwestern portion
of the island of Sibuyan, and is the biggest among the three towns comprising
Sibuyan. Seventeen kilometers north is Magdiwang. The municipality has high and
steep mountain ranges. Life in this island with its exotic forest and lust life
of creatures is a paradise itself.
San Fernando has a total land
area of 190,608.231 sq. km. the central part is mountainous and covered with
verdant forests. Mt. Guiting-Guiting reaching to a height of more than 2,052
meter is the highest mountain the Province of Romblon. The other mountains are
Mt. Sibuyan and Mt. Conico.
The municipality has an
irregular coastline broken by beautiful presenting a view of long stretches of
sandy beach shaded by fruit laden coconut palms, sheltering quaint fishing
villages from Barangay Agtiwa to Canjalon.
Cantingas River
Cantingas River
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