Panitan


Panitan, officially the Municipality of Panitan, is a municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the, it has a population of people.

Etymology

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.

Geography

Panitan is from Roxas City.

Barangays

Panitan is politically subdivided into 26 barangays. 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 2024 census, the population of Panitan was 44,246 people, with a density of.

Economy

Education

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.
;Primary and elementary schools
  • Agbabadiang Primary School
  • Agloway Elementary School
  • Agustin A. Almalbis MS
  • Ambilay Elementary School
  • Bahit Elementary School
  • Banga-an Elementary School
  • Cabangahan Elementary School
  • Cabugao Elementary School
  • Capagao Elementary School
  • Catmon Elementary School
  • Cogon Elementary School
  • Conciencia Elementary School
  • Daile's Franciscan Learning Institute
  • Dr. Salvador Dellota Elementary School
  • Jesus Gonzalo Albana Elementary School
  • Maluboglubog Elementary School
  • Panit-an Elementary School
  • Pasugue Elementary School
  • Quios Primary School
  • Read and Write Pre-School and Tutorial Center
  • Salocon Elementary School
  • Sunshine School
  • Tabuc Norte Elementary School
  • Tincupon Elementary School
;Secondary schools