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San Simon, Pampanga

Coordinates: 14°59′53″N 120°46′48″E / 14.998°N 120.78°E / 14.998; 120.78
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San Simon
Municipality
Municipality of San Simon
Downtown area
Downtown area
Official seal of San Simon
Seal
Map of Pampanga with San Simon highlighted
Map of Pampanga with San Simon highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Map
San Simon is located in Philippines
San Simon
San Simon
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°59′53″N 120°46′48″E / 14.998°N 120.78°E / 14.998; 120.78
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Luzon
ProvincePampanga
District 4th district
FoundedNovember 15, 1771
Named forSimón de Anda y Salazar Saint Peter
Barangays14 (see Barangays)
Government
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 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorAbundio S. Punsalan Jr.
 • Vice MayorRomanoel L. Santos
 • RepresentativeAnna York P. Bondoc
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate45,396 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total
57.37 km2 (22.15 sq mi)
Elevation
7.0 m (23.0 ft)
Highest elevation
23 m (75 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
59,182
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
 • Households
13,635
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
11.84
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 384.1 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 538.6 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 331.3 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 120.5 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityPampanga 3 Electric Cooperative (PELCO 3)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2015
PSGC
035418000
IDD : area code +63 (0)45
Native languagesKapampangan
Tagalog

San Simon, officially the Municipality of San Simon (Kapampangan: Balen ning San Simon; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Simon), is a 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.

History

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In 1770, Don Mariano del Pilar de los Reyes founded a farming village named 'Barrio Del Pilar', which later became the town of San Simon.[5] The village was located between the towns of San Luis in the north and Apalit in the south. As the population of the village kept on growing, the village leaders of that time petitioned to consolidate the village and portions of the towns of San Luis and Apalit, to form an independent pueblo (town).[5]

On November 15, 1771, Don Simón de Anda y Salazar, the governor general of the Philippines at that time, approved the official creation of the town. The town was named after the Spanish governor general who approved its creation and of the Apostle Simon Peter, the patron saint of Apalit.[5]

In 1898, the retreating forces of General Antonio Luna, on their way to Nueva Ecija, burned the town's parish church. The church was only rebuilt after almost a century in 1979.[5]

In 1904, San Simon was merged with San Luis but only for three years. In 1920, the geographical boundaries of the towns of Apalit, San Luis, and Simon are officially established.[5]

By the year 1835, San Simon had eight barrios (barangay). But in the late 1940s, the population grew and the number of barrios were increased to fourteen, which has been maintained until the present times.[5]

Geography

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Barangays

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San Simon is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Concepcion
  • De La Paz
  • San Juan (Poblacion)
  • San Agustin
  • San Isidro
  • San Jose
  • San Miguel
  • San Nicolas
  • San Pablo Libutad
  • San Pablo Proper
  • San Pedro
  • Santa Cruz
  • Santa Monica
  • Santo Niño

Climate

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Climate data for San Simon, Pampanga
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28
(82) 		29
(84) 		31
(88) 		33
(91) 		32
(90) 		31
(88) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		28
(82) 		30
(86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20
(68) 		20
(68) 		21
(70) 		23
(73) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		23
(73) 		22
(72) 		21
(70) 		23
(72)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 6
(0.2) 		4
(0.2) 		6
(0.2) 		17
(0.7) 		82
(3.2) 		122
(4.8) 		151
(5.9) 		123
(4.8) 		124
(4.9) 		99
(3.9) 		37
(1.5) 		21
(0.8) 		792
(31.1)
Average rainy days 3.3 2.5 3.6 6.6 17.7 22.2 25.2 23.7 23.2 17.9 9.2 5.2 160.3
Source: Meteoblue[6]

Demographics

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Population census of San Simon
YearPop.±% 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%
1980 23,518+1.76%
YearPop.±% p.a.
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%
2020 59,182+2.12%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10]

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.

1771 Virgen del Pilar Parish Church and convent

Religion

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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:

Economy

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Poverty incidence of San Simon

2.5
5
7.5
10
12.5
15
2006
8.70
2009
9.10
2012
4.35
2015
12.19
2018
5.58
2021
11.84

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

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.

Government

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Local government

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Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

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 local chief executives

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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
2010–2019 Leonora Capule Wong Elected Mayor
2019–Present Abundio Punsalan Jr. Elected Mayor

Education

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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
  • Dela Paz Libutad High School

Communications

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For telecommunications, the town is served by Digitel, PLDT, PILTEL, DATELCOM, SMART, GLOBE and with new copper line CONVERGE ICT.

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Panorama of the rice fields and roads

References

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  1. ^  Municipality of San Simon | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "San Simon Pampanga - History". www.sansimonpampanga.gov.ph. Retrieved September 27, 2021.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. ^ "San Simon: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  7. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Province of Pampanga". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  11. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  12. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
  13. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
  14. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
  15. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
  16. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
  17. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  18. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
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