Panitan, officially the Municipality of Panitan (
Capiznon/
Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Panitan''; ), is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the
province
A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
of
Capiz
Capiz (), officially the Province of Capiz (Capiznon language, Capiznon/Hiligaynon language, Hiligaynon: ''Kapuoran sang Capiz''; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the central part of the Western Visayas Regions of the Philippines ...
,
Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...
. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 42,565 people.
Pronounced as Panit-an, it is from
Roxas City.
Geography
Barangays
Panitan is politically subdivided into 26
barangay
The barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as ''barrio'', is the smallest Administrative divisions of the Philippines, administrative division in the Philippines. Named after the Precolonial barangay, precolonial po ...
s. Each barangay consists of
puroks and some have
sitios.
* Agbabadiang
* Agkilo
* Agloway
* Ambilay
*
Bahit
* Balatucan
* Banga-an
* Cabugao
* Cabangahan
* Cadio
* Cala-an
* Capagao
* Cogon
* Conciencia
* Enseñagan
* Intampilan
* Pasugue
*
Poblacion Ilawod
* Poblacion Ilaya
* Quios
* Salocon
* Tabuc Norte
* Tabuc Sur
* Timpas
* Tincupon
* Tinigban
Climate
Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Panitan was 42,565 people, with a density of .
Economy
Notable people
References
External links
*
Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>
Philippine Census Information
Municipalities of Capiz
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