The New International Encyclopædia/San Fernando (La Unión)

SAN FERNANDO. The capital of the Province of La Unión, in Luzon, Philippines. It is situated at the entrance to the Gulf of Lingayén on the highroad and projected railroad between Manila and Laoag (Map: Philippine Islands, E 3). It has a harbor protected by a small peninsula. Population, estimated, in 1899, 12,892.