Country Philippines Founded November 15, 1771 Time zone PST (UTC+8) Population 48,353 (2010) Local time Tuesday 1:25 PM | District 4th District Barangays Area 57.37 km² Province Pampanga Dialling code 45 | |
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Region Central Luzon (Region III) Weather 32°C, Wind E at 10 km/h, 49% Humidity Neighborhoods San Pablo Proper, San Isidro, San Juan, Santa Monica | ||
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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.
Contents
- Singaporean delegates visit in san simon pampanga philippines
- Map of San Simon Pampanga Philippines
- Barangays
- Religion
- Local government
- List of former town executives
- Economy
- Education
- Communications
- References
Map of San Simon, Pampanga, Philippines
San Simon is accessible via the North Luzon Expressway via the San Simon current exit.
Barangays
San Simon is politically subdivided into 14 barangays.
Religion
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:
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:
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.
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:
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.