Panitan
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Municipality of Panitan | |
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Panitan Plaza and Saint Lawrence the Deacon Parish Church
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Map of Capiz with Panitan highlighted
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Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 11°27′50″N 122°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 (see Barangays) |
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]
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• Total | 42,565 |
• Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
• Households | 10,868 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence |
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• Revenue | ₱ 136.1 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 205.7 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 112.3 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 66.96 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Capiz Electric Cooperative (CAPELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code |
5815
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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 provinceofCapiz, 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.
Panitan is politically subdivided into 26 barangays. [5] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
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) |
Average precipitation 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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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10] |
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
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10
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25
30
2006
2009
2012
2015
2018
2021
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] |
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Roxas (capital and largest city) | |
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