San Simon, Pampanga
', officially the ', is a 3rd class municipality in the province of,. According to the, it has a population of people.
San Simon is accessible via the North Luzon Expressway via the San Simon current exit.
Barangays
San Simon is politically subdivided into 14 barangays.-
Climate
Demographics
In the, the population of San Simon, Pampanga, was 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
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 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: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 |
1908–1910 | Pablo Cruz | Presidente Municipal |
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. |
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
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
- Pampanga Central High School
- St. Augustine Institute of Pampanga
- San Simon High School
- San Pedro Elementary School
- San Pedro National High School
- Next Generation Technological College
- Dela Paz Libutad High School
Communications