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.
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- Panitan Plaza and Saint Lawrence the Deacon Parish Church
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- 120x80px
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- 100x80px
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- yes
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- Philippines
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- left
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- Philippines
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- Province
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- Ipiong
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- Founded
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- 1621
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- Barangays
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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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