Sasmuan, Pampanga
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| Nickname(s): Pampanga Mini SEA | |
 Map of Pampanga showing the location of Sasmuan |
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| Coordinates: 14°56′N 120°37′E / 14.933°N 120.617°ECoordinates: 14°56′N 120°37′E / 14.933°N 120.617°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Luzon (Region III) |
| Province | Pampanga |
| District | 2nd District |
| Barangays | 12 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nardo Mangalindan Velasco |
| Area | |
| • Total | 91.80 km2 (35.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 27,254 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 2004 |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)45 |
| Income class | 4th class |
Sasmuan (known as Sexmoan until January 15, 1991) is a fourth class municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 27,254 people.
The town's former name of "Sexmoan" was how it was spelled by Spanish friars attempting to transcribe "Sasmuan". In Spanish, the letter <x> can be pronounced as a voiceless postalveolar fricative /ʃ/, identical to the digraph <sh> in English. It was derived from the ancient Kapampangan rootword sasmo, which means to meet, according to a 17th-century Kapampangan dictionary. Sasmoan therefore is synonymous with "pitagmuan" or "meeting place of the datus" or "meeting point". It was named "Sasmuan" because it is where the Pampangos meet when they were at war with the Chinese in Guagua. In 1991, it was unanimously changed into Sasmuan, since the previous name, Sexmoan, denoted a very negative sexual connotation not only to the town, but also to the people living within the town itself due to the inculture of believing that the prefix "Sex-" had something to do with the English word sex.
Sasmuan already had a well-developed system of government well before the era of Spanish colonization. It evolved to be one of the oldest and major settlements in Pampanga by the 16th century. The Santa Lucia Church was one of the first Roman Catholic churches built in the Philippines by the Spaniards with the political and financial support of the Principalia.
Sasmuan is politically subdivided into 12 barangays.
Sasmuan has a unique geography in that it is surrounded by fish ponds. Aquaculture has been the main industry that drives the local economy. The fish from ponds and other areas are sold at the Fish Port.
The town has 2 prime business ventures and both are in the food industry. These two are Sasmuan Delicacies which was founded in 1990 and Aiza's Sweets which was started in 2000. For Sasmuan Delicacies, their products are being sold in many big supermarkets and malls in the Philippines, including SM City Malls. Aiza's Sweets on the other hand, has SM City Malls as one of their primary customer, but they also sell to several popular local shops such as Susie's Sweets, Nathaniels, etc. Also, Aiza's Sweets exports to USA and Canada.
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