LOURDES

📍 Geographic Profile

• Location & Classification: An urban barangay among San Fernando's 35 neighborhoods, accounting for roughly 1.14% of the city's population citypopulation.de+13philatlas.com+13commons.wikimedia.org+13.
  
  

• Coordinates & Elevation: Situated at approximately 15.0287° N, 120.6891° E, with an elevation of around 6.5 m (21 ft) above sea level elevationmap.net+3philatlas.com+3mapcarta.com+3.
  
  

• Adjacent Barangays: Borders include Macabacle, Magliman, Cabalantian (all part of Bacolor), and within San Fernando: San Juan, Juliana, Santo Niño, Dolores philatlas.com+1elevationmap.net+1.
  
  

👥 Demographic Profile

• Population (2020): 4,045 residents (≈1.14% of the city's total) philatlas.com+3philatlas.com+3citypopulation.de+3.
  
  

• Households (2015): 4,256 residents across 942 households, averaging 4.52 persons per household philatlas.com.
  
  

• Age Distribution (2015):
  
  

  • 10–14 years: 409 individuals (9.6%)
    
    

  • Oldest group (75–79): 46 individuals (1.08%)
    
    

  • Median age: 27.5 years
    
    

  • Dependency ratios: youth ~40.4%, elderly ~9.6%, total ~50.0% philatlas.com.
    
    

• Population Trends: Decline observed—5,183 (1990) → 4,256 (2015) → 4,045 (2020), with a -1.06% annual decline from 2015 to 2020 philatlas.com+1citypopulation.de+1.
  
  

🌱 Land Use & Economy

• Land Use: Primarily residential with a public school and commercial pockets; it's also part of the San Fernando Heritage District due to its cultural landmarks elevationmap.net+6en.wikipedia.org+6mapcarta.com+6.
  
  

• Property Values: In Lourdes North West and South sectors:
  
  

  • Commercial frontage along Pampang/Avenida: ₱13,500–26,250 /m²
    
    

  • Residential interior lots: ₱6,000–13,500 /m² zonalvaluefinderph.com.
    
    

🏗 Infrastructure & Community

• Key Institutions:
  
  

  • Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel on Teopaco Street gadm.org+7commons.wikimedia.org+7commons.wikimedia.org+7.
    
    

  • Public elementary school and barangay hall serve local governance and education.
    
    

• Utilities: Served by city water, electricity grid, and local roads; part of a heritage district providing added civic value .
  
  

🌊 Environmental Notes

• Flood Risk: Low elevation (~6.5 m) indicates potential vulnerability to flooding, especially with rising sea levels, though specific flood data for Lourdes wasn't found .