Barangay San Pablo Libutad

Barangay San Pablo Libutad is a mid-sized barangay in the municipality of San Simon, located in the province of Pampanga, in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay San Pablo Libutad had a population of 2,165. This made it the 12th largest of 14 barangays in San Simon by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Pablo Libutad accounted for approximately 3.66% of the total population of San Simon, which stood at 59,182 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay San Pablo Libutad changed from 1,980 to 2,165, a shift of +9.3% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in San Simon. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay San Pablo Libutad as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

San Simon is a municipality comprising 14 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay San Pablo Libutad, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Pampanga, which contains 538 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay San Pablo Libutad ranks 386th by 2020 population. Pampanga is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay San Pablo Libutad is governed by an elected Sangguniang Barangay composed of a Punong Barangay and seven kagawads, with the Sangguniang Kabataan representing the youth. The next BSKE, set for Monday, November 2, 2026, will elect officials to four-year terms as provided under Republic Act No. 12232.