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Southwest Pampanga, Philippines
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Sasmuan is a town in southwestern Pampanga, Philippines. It is a quiet fishing town with extensive wetlands bypassed by the province's major highways.
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Sasmuan Church
Sasmuan's main Roman Catholic church, built in a Baroque style during the Spanish era and extensively modified over the succeeding years while retaining its façade and pineapple-looking cupola.
Sasmuan Bangkung Malapad Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area
A protected area of the Pampanga River delta on the southern edge of Sasmuan facing Manila Bay. It is a critical habitat for various flora and fauna, particularly birds, spanning across four barangays of Sasmuan and was internationally recognized as a Ramsar Site in 2021.
A store selling popular delicacies and sweets from town such as polvoron and turrones de casoy, a nougat made from cashew nut. Although they do not have a physical store in Sasmuan itself, they have branches in major cities in Pampanga such as San Fernando and Angeles.
Sasmuan is bypassed by the major highways of Pampanga. From Manila, take the San Fernando exit along the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) leading to the Gapan-Olongapo Road, also known as Jose Abad Santos Avenue (JASA).
Read in the guideDowntown Sasmuan is compact and easily accessible on foot. Tricycles are the main form of transportation between barangays.
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