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', 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).
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.
From 1904 to 1907, San Simon was merged with San Luis. In 1920, the geographical boundaries of the towns of Apalit, San Luis, and San Simon were officially established.
By 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.
Geography San Simon is accessible via the North Luzon Expressway via the San Simon current exit. It is from San Fernando, from Manila, and from Baliwag.
Barangays San Simon is politically subdivided into 14 barangays, as shown below. 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
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: Year Name Title1898Juan AguloKapitan del Pueblo1899Solomon IbanezKapitan del Pueblo1900Diego de los SantosKapitan del Pueblo1901Macario SantosKapitan del Pueblo1902Basilio de los SantosKapitan del Pueblo1903Manuel IbanezKapitan del Pueblo1904Mariano PanganKapitan del Pueblo1905Mariano VergaraKapitan del Pueblo1906–1908Sisenando PinedaPresidente Municipal (merged with San Luis)1908–1910Pablo CruzPresidente Municipal (merged with San Luis)1910–1912Teodoro PunsalanPresidente Municipal1913–1915Macario PerezPresidente Municipal1916–1918Urbano GuevaraPresidente Municipal1919–1924Servillano IbanezPresidente Municipal1925–1927Ramon TuanoPresidente Municipal1935–1936Catalino IbanezAppointed Mayor1937–1938Domingo PinedaAppointed Mayor1938–1939Patrocinio YabutActing Mayor1939–1941Patrocinio YabutElected Mayor1941–1942Agustin SeseActing Mayor1942–1944Ramon IbanezAppointed Mayor by Japanese1945–1946Felipe AlmarioAppointed Mayor1946Eusebio FranciscoAppointed Mayor1947–1949Fernando GalangAppointed Mayor1949–1952Jose S. Yabut Sr.Elected Mayor1953–1956Gregorio M. Santillan Sr.Elected Mayor1957–1960Jose S. Yabut Sr.Elected Mayor1960Felicisimo PamandananOfficer-In-Charge1961–1968Cornelio S. SangaElected Mayor1969–1975Lamberto PunsalanElected Mayor1976–1979Ruben DagdagAssumed the post being Vice Mayor at the time. (Mayor Punsalan was killed)1980–1986Jose Yabut Jr.Elected Mayor1986–1988Gaudencio PinedaAppointed Mayor1988–1998Manuel S .BondocElected Mayor1998–2001Azor L. SitchonElected Mayor2001–2010Rodrigo Miranda CanlasElected Mayor2010–2019Leonora Capule WongElected Mayor2019–2025Abundio Punsalan Jr.Elected Mayor2025-presentAnne CanlasActing Mayor
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.
Gallery
References
External links
San Simon Profile at PhilAtlas.com [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code] Philippine Census Information Local Governance Performance Management System Official Website