Municipality of Panitan

Panitan proudly claims to be the “Home of the Professionals.” They traditionally honor their yearly batch of graduates through a big annual “Summer Affair” managed by the college students, who call themselves the “PANITAN VARSITARIANS.” The affair is now on its Fiftieth (50th) year. Panitan posted a total population of 39, 094 for the year 2008 as per 10-year Comprehensive Land Use Plan & Municipal Profile based on 1980-1995 (1.25%) growth rate based from the Census of Population. Barangay Timpas has the most population of 3,516 or 9.19% of the total population, while the least populated barangay is Agbabadiang with only 484 persons or 1.2 %. Panitan has an area of 8,988 hectares, thus, it has a population density of 3.7 persons per hectare.