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| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
| Subdivision Name: | Philippines | ||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
| Subdivision Type2: | Province | ||
| Named For: | Simón de Anda y SalazarSaint Peter | ||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||
| Established Title: | Founded | ||
| Established Date: | November 15, 1771 | ||
| Parts Type: | Barangays | ||
| Parts Style: | para | ||
| P1: | (see Barangays) | ||
| Leader Name: | Abundio S. Punsalan Jr. | ||
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||
| Leader Name1: | Romanoel L. Santos | ||
| Leader Name2: | Anna York P. Bondoc | ||
| Leader Title3: | Municipal Council | ||
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| Timezone: | PST | ||
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San Simon, officially the Municipality of San Simon (Pampanga; Kapampangan: Balen ning San Simon; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Simon), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 59,182 people.
San Simon is accessible via the North Luzon Expressway via the San Simon current exit.
In 1770, Don Mariano del Pilar de los Reyes founded a farming village named Barrio Del Pilar
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.
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.
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.
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.
San Simon is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
In the 2020 census, the population of San Simon, Pampanga, was 59,182 people, with a density of NaNPD/km2NaNPD/km2.
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:
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.
See 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.
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 |
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, GLOBE and with new copper line CONVERGE ICT.