Panitan, officially the Municipality of Panitan (Capiznon/Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Panitan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Panitan), is a municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 42,565 people.

Dr. Panitan (Pete) Yossuck is an Associate Professor in Pediatrics who has been at WVU School of Medicine since 2002. He was born in Chiangmai, Thailand and received his medical degree from Prince of Songkla University, Thailand in 1989.

Panitan is a landlocked municipality in the province of Capiz, Western Visayas region (Region VI), Philippines. It has a population of 42,565 (2020 Census figures) distributed over 26 barangays.

Historical Background of the Municipality of Panitan The Panit-ananons traced their genetic lines from their Malay ancestors specifically from the brothers DALHOG and DANAO who were believed to be the founders of the Municipality of Panitan in the year 1621.

Panitan, officially the Municipality of Panitan, is a municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines. Mapcarta, the open map.

Fifteen (15) kilometers south of the seafood capital, lay the beautiful town of Panitan. Traveling through its Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty Eight (8,988) hectares of greenery would surely take your breath away.

The town of Panitan, which was called Ipiong, is located by the banks of Tabuc River. Its church, with the patron being St. Lawrence who was martyred in Rome, was established by the Augustinian friars as a parish in 1806, with Fr. Luis Ortega as its first parish priest serving a …

Founded in 1800 by the malay brothers Danao and Dalhog, Panitan prides itself as one of the oldest towns in Capiz. Its original settlement was at Sitio Capul-an, near the banks of lake Danao. It was only after the Spanish colonization, that it was transferred to its present location.

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Panitan is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines. It is pronounced as Panit-an and is located 16 kilometers away from Roxas City. The 2020 census showed that it has a population of 42,565 people.