San Simon, Pampanga

San Simon
San Simon
Municipality
	Municipality of San Simon
	Downtown area
	Seal
	Map of Pampanga with San Simon highlighted
	San Simon Location within the Philippines
	Coordinates: 14°59′53″N 120°46′48″E / 14.998°N 120.78°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Luzon
Province	Pampanga
District	4th District
Founded	November 15, 1771
Barangays	14 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Leonora C. Wong
• Electorate	45,396 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	57.37 km2 (22.15 sq mi)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	59,182
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2015
PSGC	035418000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)45
Income class	3rd Class
Native languages	Kapampangan; Tagalog

San Simon, officially the Municipality of San Simon, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 59,182 people.^[3]

San Simon is accessible via the North Luzon Expressway via the San Simon current exit.

Barangays

San Simon is politically subdivided into 14 barangays.

Demographics

Population census of San Simon

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	6,764	—
1918	6,992	+0.22%
1939	8,940	+1.18%
1948	9,607	+0.80%
1960	13,549	+2.91%
1970	19,147	+3.51%
1975	21,553	+2.40%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1980	23,518	+1.76%
1990	30,678	+2.69%
1995	35,474	+2.76%
2000	41,253	+3.29%
2007	48,050	+2.13%
2010	48,353	+0.23%
2015	53,198	+1.84%

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

In the 2020 census, the population of San Simon, Pampanga, was 59,182 people,^[3] with a density of 1,000 inhabitants per square kilometre or 2,600 inhabitants per square mile.

Religion

1771 Virgen del Pilar Parish Church and convent

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Fernando has jurisdiction over the 1771 Virgen del Pilar Parish Church.

Like most Kapampangan people, residents of San Simon retain their Kapampangan language and traditional culture and arts brought about by their Malay ancestors and enriched by Chinese, Spanish, American, Japanese and other ethnic and foreign cultures. Religious affiliations are:

Catholic 80%
Members Church of God International 10%
Iglesia ni Cristo 7%
others 3%

Economy

The principal industries in San Simon are farming, fishing and poultry and swine industries. There are two public markets in San Simon, one in the old poblacion area and another one located in the industrial zone area.

Local government

San Simon is governed by a mayor and vice mayor who are elected to three-year terms. The mayor is the executive head and leads the town's departments in executing the ordinances and improving public services. The vice mayor heads a legislative council (Sangguniang Bayan) consisting of councilors from the barangays of barrios.

List of former town executives

Available records at the Municipal Hall list the following town executives from 1898 until present:

Year	Name	Title
1898	Juan Agulo	Kapitan del Pueblo
1899	Solomon Ibanez	Kapitan del Pueblo
1900	Diego de los Santos	Kapitan del Pueblo
1901	Macario Santos	Kapitan del Pueblo
1902	Basilio de los Santos	Kapitan del Pueblo
1903	Manuel Ibanez	Kapitan del Pueblo
1904	Mariano Pangan	Kapitan del Pueblo
1905	Mariano Vergara	Kapitan del Pueblo
1906–1908	Sisenando Pineda	Presidente Municipal (merged with San Luis)
1908–1910	Pablo Cruz	Presidente Municipal (merged with San Luis)
1910–1912	Teodoro Punsalan	Presidente Municipal
1913–1915	Macario Perez	Presidente Municipal
1916–1918	Urbano Guevara	Presidente Municipal
1919–1924	Servillano Ibanez	Presidente Municipal
1925–1927	Ramon Tuano	Presidente Municipal
1935–1936	Catalino Ibanez	Appointed Mayor
1937–1938	Domingo Pineda	Appointed Mayor
1938–1939	Patrocinio Yabut	Acting Mayor
1939–1941	Patrocinio Yabut	Elected Mayor
1941–1942	Agustin Sese	Acting Mayor
1942–1944	Ramon Ibanez	Appointed Mayor by Japanese
1945–1946	Felipe Almario	Appointed Mayor
1946	Eusebio Francisco	Appointed Mayor
1947–1949	Fernando Galang	Appointed Mayor
1949–1952	Jose S. Yabut Sr.	Elected Mayor
1953–1956	Gregorio M. Santillan Sr.	Elected Mayor
1957–1960	Jose S. Yabut Sr.	Elected Mayor
1960	Felicisimo Pamandanan	Officer-In-Charge
1961–1968	Cornelio S. Sanga	Elected Mayor
1969–1975	Lamberto Punsalan	Elected Mayor
1976–1979	Ruben Dagdag	Assumed the post being Vice Mayor at the time. (Mayor Punsalan was killed)
1980–1986	Jose Yabut Jr.	Elected Mayor
1986–1988	Gaudencio Pineda	Appointed Mayor
1988–1998	Manuel S .Bondoc	Elected Mayor
1998–2001	Azor L. Sitchon	Elected Mayor
2001–2010	Rodrigo Miranda Canlas	Elected Mayor
2010–present	Leonora Wong	Elected Mayor

Education

For elementary and high school education, residents of San Simon are served by thirteen elementary schools, two barangay public high schools, and three private schools. For Example:

Assumpta Technical High School (ATHS)
Pampanga Central High School (PCHS)
St. Augustine Institute of Pampanga (SAIP)
San Simon High School (SSHS)
San Pedro Elementary School (SPES)
San Pedro National High School (SPNHS)
Next Generation Technological College

Communications

For telecommunications, the town is served by Digitel, PLDT, PILTEL, DATELCOM, SMART, and GLOBE. Another wireless internet service provider is COMCLARK SureStream. There is no mobile signal in San Pablo Libutad Atbambana.

Panorama of the rice fields and roads

References

^ Municipality of San Simon | (DILG)
^ "Province: Pampanga". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c Census of Population (2020). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
^ Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region III (Central Luzon)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Province of Pampanga". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.

External links

[1] Municipality of San Simon | (DILG)

[nscb-area-2] "Province: Pampanga". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved November 12, 2016.

[PSA20–03-3] Census of Population (2020). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

[PSA15–03-4] Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.

[NSO10–03-5] Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region III (Central Luzon)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved June 29, 2016.

[NSO07-03-6] Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[LWUA-PopulationData-7] "Province of Pampanga". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.

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v t e Province of Pampanga
San Fernando (capital) Angeles City (largest city)
Municipalities	Apalit Arayat Bacolor Candaba Floridablanca Guagua Lubao Macabebe Magalang Masantol Mexico Minalin Porac San Luis San Simon Santa Ana Santa Rita Santo Tomas Sasmuan
Component cities	Mabalacat San Fernando
Highly urbanized city	Angeles (Administratively independent from the province but grouped under Pampanga by the Philippine Statistics Authority.)