San Simon, officially the Municipality of San Simon (; ), is a municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.

History

In 1770, Don Mariano del Pilar de los Reyes founded a farming village named Barrio Del Pilar<nowiki/>', which later became the town of San Simon. 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).

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Demographics

In the 2024 census, the population of San Simon was 65,760 people, with a density of .

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:

  • 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.

Government

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 local chief executives

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

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! Name

! Title

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|1898||Juan Agulo||Kapitan del Pueblo

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|1899||Solomon Ibanez||Kapitan del Pueblo

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|1900||Diego de los Santos||Kapitan del Pueblo

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|1901||Macario Santos||Kapitan del Pueblo

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|1902||Basilio de los Santos||Kapitan del Pueblo

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|1903||Manuel Ibanez||Kapitan del Pueblo

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|1904||Mariano Pangan||Kapitan del Pueblo

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|1905||Mariano Vergara||Kapitan del Pueblo

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|1906–1908||Sisenando Pineda||Presidente Municipal (merged with San Luis)

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|1908–1910||Pablo Cruz||Presidente Municipal (merged with San Luis)

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|1910–1912||Teodoro Punsalan||Presidente Municipal

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|1913–1915||Macario Perez||Presidente Municipal

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|1916–1918||Urbano Guevara||Presidente Municipal

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|1919–1924||Servillano Ibanez||Presidente Municipal

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|1925–1927||Ramon Tuano||Presidente Municipal

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|1935–1936||Catalino Ibanez||Appointed Mayor

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|1937–1938||Domingo Pineda||Appointed Mayor

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|1938–1939||Patrocinio Yabut||Acting Mayor

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|1939–1941||Patrocinio Yabut||Elected Mayor

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|1941–1942||Agustin Sese||Acting Mayor

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|1942–1944||Ramon Ibanez||Appointed Mayor by Japanese

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|1945–1946||Felipe Almario||Appointed Mayor

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|1946||Eusebio Francisco||Appointed Mayor

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|1947–1949||Fernando Galang||Appointed Mayor

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|1949–1952||Jose S. Yabut Sr.||Elected Mayor

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|1953–1956||Gregorio M. Santillan Sr.||Elected Mayor

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|1957–1960||Jose S. Yabut Sr.||Elected Mayor

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|1960||Felicisimo Pamandanan||Officer-In-Charge

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|1961–1968||Cornelio S. Sanga||Elected Mayor

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|1969–1975||Lamberto Punsalan||Elected Mayor

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|1976–1979||Ruben Dagdag||Assumed the post being Vice Mayor at the time. (Mayor Punsalan was killed)

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|1980–1986||Jose Yabut Jr.||Elected Mayor

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|1986–1988||Gaudencio Pineda||Appointed Mayor

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|1988–1998||Manuel S .Bondoc||Elected Mayor

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|1998–2001||Azor L. Sitchon||Elected Mayor

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|2001–2010||Rodrigo Miranda Canlas||Elected Mayor

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|2010–2019||Leonora Capule Wong||Elected Mayor

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|2019–2025||Abundio Punsalan Jr.||Elected Mayor

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|2025-present||Anne Canlas||Acting Mayor

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Education

The San Simon Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.

Primary and elementary schools

  • Dela Paz Elementary School
  • San Agustin Elementary School
  • San Isidro Elementary School
  • San Jose Elementary School
  • San Juan Elementary School
  • San Miguel Elementary School
  • San Nicolas Elementary School
  • San Pablo Elementary School
  • San Pedro Elementary School
  • San Simon Elementary School
  • Sta. Cruz Elementary School
  • Sta. Monica Elementary School
  • Sto. Nino Elementary School
  • The Covenant United Methodist Church Child Developmen Center
  • The United Methodist Church Ecumenical Kiddie Mission School

Secondary schools

  • Assumpta Technical High School
  • Concepcion Integrated School
  • Dela Paz Libutad High School
  • Pampanga Central High School
  • San Pedro National High School
  • San Simon High School
  • Sta. Monica High School

Higher educational institution

  • Next Generation Technological College
  • St. Augustine Institute of Pampanga

Telecommunications

The town is served by PLDT, PilTel, DatelCom, Smart, Globe, Dito and with new copper line Converge ICT.

References

  • San Simon Profile at PhilAtlas.com
  • [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
  • Philippine Census Information
  • Local Governance Performance Management System
  • Official Website