Panitan Ipiong | |
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| Municipality of Panitan | |
 Panitan Plaza and Saint Lawrence the Deacon Parish Church | |
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 Map of Capiz with Panitan highlighted | |
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.svg)  Panitan Location within thePhilippines | |
| Coordinates:11°27′50″N122°46′10″E / 11.4639°N 122.7694°E /11.4639; 122.7694 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Western Visayas |
| Province | Capiz |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | 1621 |
| Barangays | 26 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Katherine D. Dequiña-Belo |
| • Vice Mayor | Audie Lopez Advincula |
| • Representative | Emmanuel A. Billones |
| • Municipal Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 28,658 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 89.88 km2 (34.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 34 m (112 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 338 m (1,109 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | −1 m (−3 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 42,565 |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| • Households | 10,868 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 10.92 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 198.6 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 243.7 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 145.4 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 50.02 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Capiz Electric Cooperative (CAPELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 5815 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)36 |
| Native languages | Capisnon Hiligaynon Tagalog |
Panitan, officially theMunicipality of Panitan (Capiznon/Hiligaynon:Banwa sang Panitan;Tagalog:Bayan ng Panitan), is amunicipality in theprovince ofCapiz,Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 42,565 people.[3]
Pronounced asPanit-an, it is 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) fromRoxas City.
Panitan is politically subdivided into 26barangays. [5] Each barangay consists ofpuroks and some havesitios.
| Climate data for Panitan, Capiz | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 31 (88) | 32 (90) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 27 (81) | 29 (85) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 61 (2.4) | 39 (1.5) | 46 (1.8) | 48 (1.9) | 90 (3.5) | 144 (5.7) | 152 (6.0) | 145 (5.7) | 163 (6.4) | 160 (6.3) | 120 (4.7) | 90 (3.5) | 1,258 (49.4) |
| Average rainy days | 12.3 | 9.0 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 18.5 | 25.0 | 27.4 | 26.0 | 25.9 | 24.9 | 17.9 | 14.2 | 221 |
| Source: Meteoblue[6] | |||||||||||||
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In the 2020 census, the population of Panitan was 42,565 people,[3] with a density of 470 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,200 inhabitants per square mile.
Poverty incidence of Panitan
10 20 30 40 50 2000 49.62 2003 34.78 2006 28.00 2009 22.05 2012 29.65 2015 17.94 2018 4.80 2021 10.92 Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] |
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 Province ofCapiz | |
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Roxas (capital and largest city) | |
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