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 (1Capiz) |
| • Vice Mayor | Audie L. Advincula (1Capiz) |
| • Representative | Ivan Howard A. Guintu (IND) |
| • Municipal Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 28,181 voters (2025) |
| 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 (−3.3 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 44,246 |
| • Density | 492.3/km2 (1,275/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 2024 census, it has a population of 44,246 people.[5]
Panitan was formerly known as Ipiong or Ypiong before Spanish contact. One local account says the name Panitan came from the act of peeling tree bark for firewood, which early settlers described with the word panit, meaning to peel. Another explanation links the name to a local fish called apnit. Phrases referring to the fish were gradually shortened and altered in Spanish records, which led to the form Panitan.
Panitan is 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) fromRoxas City.
Panitan is politically subdivided into 26barangays. [6] 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[7] | |||||||||||||
Population census of Panitan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11][12] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the 2024 census, the population of Panitan was 44,246 people,[13] with a density of 490 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,300 inhabitants per square mile.
Poverty incidence of Panitan
Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
The Panit-An Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.[22]
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