| Sasmuan | |
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| Map of Pampanga showing the location of Sasmuan. | |
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Sasmuan
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| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Luzon (Region III) |
| Province | Pampanga |
| District | 2nd District |
| Founded | |
| Barangays | 12 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fernando Baltazar (Acting) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 91.80 km2 (35.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 26,630 |
| • Density | 290.1/km2 (751.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 2004 |
| Income class | 4th class |
| Population Census of Sasmuan | |||
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| Census | Pop. | Rate | |
| 1995 | 23,146 |
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| 2000 | 23,359 | 0.20% | |
| 2007 | 26,630 | 1.82% | |
Sasmuan (formerly Sexmoan) is a 4th class municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 26,630 people in 4,343 households.
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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 Malayo-Polynesian word "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.
Sasmuan has a unique geography in that it is surrounded by fish ponds. Aquaculture has been the main industry that drives the local economy.
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