San Simon, Pampanga
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| Coordinates: 14°59′35″N 120°46′37″E / 14.99306°N 120.77694°ECoordinates: 14°59′35″N 120°46′37″E / 14.99306°N 120.77694°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Central Luzon (Region III) | |
| Province | Pampanga | |
| District | 4th District | |
| Founded | November 15, 1771 | |
| Barangays | 14 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Leonora C. Wong | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 57.37 km2 (22.15 sq mi) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 48,353 | |
| • Density | 840/km2 (2,200/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 2015 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)45 | |
| Income class | 3rd class | |
| Website | sansimonpampanga |
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San Simon is a third class municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 48,353 people.
San Simon is accessible via the North Luzon Expressway via the San Simon current exit.
San Simon is politically subdivided into 14 barangays.
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:
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.
Available records at the Municipal Hall list the following town executives from 1898 until present:
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.
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:
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.
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