San Simon

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.San Simon is accessible via the North Luzon Expressway via the San Simon current exit.BarangaysSan Simon is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Concepcion De La Paz San Juan San Agustin San Isidro San Jose San Miguel San Nicolas San Pablo Libutad (anak) San Pablo Proper (matwa) San Pedro Santa Cruz Santa Monica Santo NiñoDemographicsReligionThe 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%Local governmentSan 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.