San Simon, officially the Municipality of San Simon, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 53,198 people.
San Simon is accessible via the North Luzon Expressway via the San Simon current exit.
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%
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.
Barangays
San 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
- San Pablo Propio
- San Pedro
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Monica
- Santo Niño
