Panitan
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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 the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 11°27′50″N 122°46′10″E / 11.4639°N 122.7694°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Western Visayas |
| Province | Capiz |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | 1621 |
| Barangays | 26 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • mayor of Panitan[*] | Katherine D. Dequiña-Belo |
| • Vice Mayor | Audie Lopez Advincula |
| • Representative | Emmanuel A. Billones |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • 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 | ₱ 136.1 million (2020), 63.3 million (2012), 67.17 million (2013), 76.54 million (2014), 85.56 million (2015), 93.78 million (2016), 104.2 million (2017), 111.8 million (2018), 121.5 million (2019), 147.9 million (2021), 198.6 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 205.7 million (2020), 47.51 million (2012), 49.66 million (2013), 56.65 million (2014), 77.51 million (2015), 119.2 million (2016), 156.1 million (2017), 147.8 million (2018), 167.9 million (2021), 243.7 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 112.3 million (2020), 64.31 million (2012), 63.82 million (2013), 69.19 million (2014), 76.43 million (2015), 76.12 million (2016), 81.7 million (2017), 98.11 million (2018), 107.4 million (2019), 121.5 million (2021), 145.4 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 66.96 million (2020), 6.44 million (2012), 7.487 million (2013), 8.025 million (2014), 22.44 million (2015), 51.07 million (2016), 72.31 million (2017), 51.19 million (2018), 73.61 million (2019), 21.71 million (2021), 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 the Municipality of Panitan (Capiznon/Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Panitan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Panitan), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 42,565 people.[3]
Pronounced as Panit-an, it is 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from Roxas City.
- ^ Municipality of Panitan | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.