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==History of Sasmuan, Pampanga, Philippines== | ==History of Sasmuan, Pampanga, Philippines== | ||
The town's former name of "Sexmoan" was how it was spelled in Spanish by friars with "X" pronounced as " | The town's former name of "Sexmoan" was how it was spelled in Spanish by friars with "X" pronounced as "KS" as in mexico attempting to transcribe "Sasmuan", the original and current name. It was derived from the ancient Kapampangan rootwordsasmo, 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 (Sexmoan) is a philippine municipality in the provincePampanga in Region III Central Luzon which be-longs to the Luzon group of islands. The municipality Sasmuan (Sexmoan) is seated about 12 km south-west of province capital City Of San Fernandoand about 58 km north-west of Philippine main capital Manila. | Sasmuan (Sexmoan) is a philippine municipality in the provincePampanga in Region III Central Luzon which be-longs to the Luzon group of islands. The municipality Sasmuan (Sexmoan) is seated about 12 km south-west of province capital City Of San Fernandoand about 58 km north-west of Philippine main capital Manila. | ||
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Administratively the Municipality of Sasmuan (Sexmoan) is subdivided into 12 barangays. One forms the center of the city wheras the other 11 are in the outlying areas. Some of them are even several kilometers away from the center of the Municipality. The most populous are Batang 1st,Mabuanbuan, Sabitanan, Batang 2nd, San Antonio, Malusac, San Nicolas 1st, San Pedro, San Nicolas 2nd, Santo Tomas, Santa Lucia (Pob.), Santa Monica. | Administratively the Municipality of Sasmuan (Sexmoan) is subdivided into 12 barangays. One forms the center of the city wheras the other 11 are in the outlying areas. Some of them are even several kilometers away from the center of the Municipality. The most populous are Batang 1st,Mabuanbuan, Sabitanan, Batang 2nd, San Antonio, Malusac, San Nicolas 1st, San Pedro, San Nicolas 2nd, Santo Tomas, Santa Lucia (Pob.), Santa Monica. | ||
Among the bigger cities and | Among the bigger cities and municipalities in the neighborhood of Sasmuan (Sexmoan) there are Caloocan City (Third District) 49 km south-east, Taguig City (Fourth District) 66 km south-east, City Of Antipolo(Rizal) 71 km south-east, City Of Manila (First District) 57 km south-east,Quezon City (Second District) 56 km south-east, City Of Pasig (Second District) 63 km south-east, City Of Parañaque (Fourth District) 63 km south-east, City Of Dasmariñas (Cavite) 80 km south-south-east, City Of Valenzuela (Third District) 46 km south-east as well as 64 km south-east of Sasmuan (Sexmoan) the municipality City Of Las Piñas (Fourth District). | ||
:This article's is copied verbatim from: www.pampanga.gov.ph/ | :This article's is copied verbatim from: www.pampanga.gov.ph/ | ||
Sasmuan (known as Sexmoan until January 15, 1991) | |||
==People of Sasmuan, Pampanga, Philippines== | ==People of Sasmuan, Pampanga, Philippines== | ||