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Also known as Panitan, Capiz

Panitan, officially the Municipality of Panitan (Capiznon/Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Panitan; ), is a municipality in the Province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.

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Panitan Plaza.jpg
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Panitan Plaza and Saint Lawrence the Deacon Parish Church
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120x80px
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yes
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Philippines
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Philippines
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Ipiong
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1621
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Barangays

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Municipality of Panitan
Population
44246
Area
89.88
Elevation
34
Image
Panitan Plaza.jpg
Households
10868
Dialing code
36
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postal code
5815
poverty incidence
10.92
fiscal/tax revenue
198605269.25
total assets
243726535.75
total expenditure
145404074.06
total liabilities
50024261.36
electorate
28181
Commons category
Panitan
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Panitan, officially the Municipality of Panitan (Capiznon/Hiligaynon: Banwa sang 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.

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