Sta. Monica Samuan, Pampanga

Sasmuan (known as Sexmoan until January 15, 1991) is a fourth class municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 27,254 people.
The town's former name of "Sexmoan" was how it was spelled in Spanish by friars (with "X" pronounced as "S" as in xylophone) attempting to transcribe "Sasmuan", the original and current name. It was derived from the ancient Kapampangan rootword sasmo, which means to meet, according to a 17th-century Kapampangan dictionary. Sasmoan therefore is synonymous with "pitagmuan" or "meeting place of the datus". It was named "Sasmuan" because it is where the Pampangos meet when they were at war with the Chinese in Guagua.
Sasmuan already had a well-developed system of government well before the era of Spanish colonization. It evolved to be one of the oldest and major settlements in Pampanga by the 16th century. The Santa Lucia Church was one of the first Roman Catholic churches built in the Philippines by the Spaniards with the political and financial support of the Principalia.

Sasmuan is politically subdivided into 12 barangays.
Batang 1st
Batang 2nd
Mabuanbuan
Malusac
Santa Lucia
San Antonio
San Nicolas 1st
San Nicolas 2nd includes Sitio Remedios
San Pedro
Santa Monica includes Sitio San Francisco
Santo Tomas includes Sitio Sta. Cruz
Sebitanan