Located close to the Tinguiririca River (a tributary of the Rapel) in a fertile valley, San Fernando sits 339 m (1,112 feet) above sea level.

Here you can find the "wine route" which will take visitors on a journey from San Fernando to Santa Cruz, visiting some of Chile's most traditional vineyards.

"Las Termas" baths are open from mid-December to April and are located in an area famous for its large populations of Tricahues, a type of native parrot,[5] and fossilized dinosaur footprints.

According to the 2017 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Fernando spans an area of 2,441.3 km2 (943 sq mi) and has 73,973 inhabitants (36,077 men and 37,896 women).

[2] As a commune, San Fernando is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by a mayor who is democratically elected every four years.