San Fernando, Cádiz

San Fernando
Municipality an ceety
Castillo de Sancti Petri
Banner Coat o airms
Location o San Fernando athin the province o Cádiz
San Fernando Location in Andalusie
Coordinates: 36°28′N 6°12′W
Kintra	Spain
Autonomous commonty	Andalusie
Province	Cádiz
Comarca	Bay o Cádiz
Judicial destrict	San Fernando
Commonwalth	Municipios de la Bahía de Cádiz
Govrenment
• Alcalde	José Loaiza (PP)
Aurie
• Tot	30.65 km2 (11.83 sq mi)
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Population (2009)
• Tot	96,366
• Density	3,100/km2 (8,100/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Isleño
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	11100
Offeecial leid(s)	Spainyie
Wabsteid	Offeecial wabsteid

San Fernando is a toun in the province o Cádiz, Spain. It is hame tae mair than 97,500 inhabitants. The ceety uisses the name "La Isla" (The Island), housomeivver, the ceety is nae langer a island, but a peninsula, as it haes been connectit tae the mainland. The fowk frae San Fernando are locally kent as "Cañaíllas" or "Isleños".

History

In history, the ceety played a paramount role when in 1810 durin the French occupation led bi Napoleon, San Fernando an Cadiz wur the anerly pairts o Spain which did no surrender tae the French.

The Cortes Generales met in the Comedy Theatre (nouadays kent as the Real Teatro de las Cortes) an stairtit the preparation for the first leeberal constitution o Spain, which wis appruivit in the neebourin ceety o Cádiz in 1812.

Flamenco sangster Camarón de la Isla wis born in San Fernando.

It haulds the Panteón de Marinos Ilustres.

Sister ceeties

• Montigny-le-Bretonneux, Fraunce
• Badalona, Spain

Demographics

Historical populations
Year	Pop.	±%
1999	87,179	—
2000	88,179	+1.1%
2001	88,110	−0.1%
2002	88,333	+0.3%
2003	88,490	+0.2%
2004	90,178	+1.9%
2005	92,666	+2.8%
Source: INE (Spain)

Church of San Pedro y San Pablo

Panteón de Marinos Ilustres

Freemit airtins

• San Fernando – Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía
• (Spaingie) Ayuntamiento de San Fernando
• (Spaingie) San Fernando Travel Guide