Paniqui
Municipality
Municipality of Paniqui
Downtown area
Downtown area
Flag of Paniqui
Flag
Official seal of Paniqui
Seal
Etymology: Paniki (Bats)
Map of Tarlac with Paniqui highlighted
Map of Tarlac with Paniqui highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Paniqui is located in Philippines
Paniqui
Paniqui
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°40′05″N 120°34′44″E / 15.6681°N 120.5789°E / 15.6681; 120.5789
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Luzon
ProvinceTarlac
District 1st district
FoundedMarch 13, 1712
Barangays35 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorLeonardo M. Roxas
 • Vice MayorAida D. Roxas II
 • RepresentativeJaime D. Cojuangco
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate70,802 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total105.16 km2 (40.60 sq mi)
Elevation
21 m (69 ft)
Highest elevation
40 m (130 ft)
Lowest elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total103,003
 • Density980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
 • Households
24,942
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
4.58
% (2018)[4]
 • Revenue₱312,653,249.52 (2021)
 • Assets₱ 1,093 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 244.3 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 361 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityTarlac 1 Electric Cooperative (TARELCO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2307
PSGC
036910000
IDD : area code +63 (0)45
Native languagesPangasinan
Ilocano
Tagalog
Kapampangan
Websitewww.paniqui.gov.ph

Paniqui ([pɐˈnɪki]), officially the Municipality of Paniqui (Ilocano: Ili ti Paniqui; Pangasinan: Baley na Paniqui; Tagalog: Bayan ng Paniqui), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 103,003 people.[3] It is the birthplace of the 11th President of the Philippines, Corazon Aquino.

Etymology

Paniqui is a Hispanized term derived from the Ilocano word "pampaniki" which means "bat",[5] since the town has caves that house bats.

History

The birth of Paniqui could be traced way back in 1712 when the provincial government of Pangasinan sent a group of men south of Bayambang, Pangasinan for the expansion of the Christian faith. The pioneering group was led by two brothers, Raymundo and Manuel Paragas of Dagupan and established the Local Government in a Sitio called "manggang marikit" (mango of an unmarried woman). Surprisingly, in this sitio, there is a great number of mammals called by Ilocanos "pampaniki" and it was from this term that the name Paniqui was derived.

An uprising led by Caragay during the early part of 1720 forced the Local Government in "manggang marikit" to abandon the place and to evacuate for lowland called "Acocolao", a place 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) west of the present Poblacion. It was a historical sitio where the first Filipino Moro, Sultan Ali Mudin, was baptized in 1750.

Paniqui was a sprawling town that covered a wide area that time. Some of the barrios that formerly comprised Paniqui were "San Roque", now Cuyapo; "Barong", now Gerona; "San Jose De Camiling", now Camiling; "Bani", now Ramos; "San Ramon", now Moncada; and Anao.

The period between 1750 and 1896 were painful years of Spanish tyranny and oppression because the insurrectos and sometimes bandits, who are conveniently sprouted among the people, made sporadic attacks upon the conquistadores. These attacks on the Spaniards, who came on the islands bringing the sword and the cross, were marred by cholera and smallpox epidemics punctuated by floods and typhoons.

However, a group of Paniqui patriots, welded together by a common belief of oneness, unselfish devotion for freedom and who were spurred by ruthless Spanish tyranny, organized a legitimate segment of the Katipunan on January 12, 1896, which is a far cry from the bandits that used to harass the Spaniards.

These dauntless men made daring exploits, unrecorded in the history of the Katipunan, the most prominent of which was the ambuscade of Spanish soldiers along the road going to Anao and killing a great number of them. These incidents made a prelude to the end of the Spanish occupation in Paniqui.

The advent of American occupation saw a happy transition from the almost aristocratic and enigmatic characteristic of Spanish conquistadores to the democratic way of life under American tutelage.[6]

Geography

Paniqui is situated between the towns of Gerona in the south, Moncada in the north, Anao and Ramos in the east while Camiling and Santa Ignacia are to its west.

The town was originally part of the province of Pangasinan. It is first known as Manggang Marikit, a sitio of Pangasinan, in 1571 and as Pampaniki in 1686.

Paniqui is 146 kilometers (91 mi) from the nation's capital Manila and is 22 kilometers (14 mi) from the provincial capital, Tarlac City.

Barangays

Paniqui is politically subdivided into 35 barangays. [7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Abogado
  • Acocolao
  • Aduas
  • Apulid
  • Balaoang
  • Barang
  • Brillante
  • Burgos
  • Cabayaoasan
  • Canan
  • Cariño
  • Cayanga
  • Colibangbang
  • Coral
  • Dapdap
  • Estacion
  • Mabilang
  • Manaois
  • Matalapitap
  • Nagmisaan
  • Nancamarinan
  • Nipaco
  • Patalan
  • Poblacion Norte
  • Poblacion Sur
  • Rang-ayan
  • Salomague
  • Samput
  • San Carlos
  • San Isidro
  • San Juan de Milla
  • Santa Ines
  • Sinigpit
  • Tablang
  • Ventenilla

Climate

Climate data for Paniqui, Tarlac
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30
(86)		 31
(88)		 33
(91)		 35
(95)		 33
(91)		 31
(88)		 30
(86)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 30
(86)		 31
(88)		 30
(86)		 31
(88)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 19
(66)		 19
(66)		 20
(68)		 22
(72)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 23
(73)		 22
(72)		 21
(70)		 20
(68)		 22
(71)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3
(0.1)		 2
(0.1)		 5
(0.2)		 10
(0.4)		 80
(3.1)		 107
(4.2)		 138
(5.4)		 147
(5.8)		 119
(4.7)		 70
(2.8)		 26
(1.0)		 8
(0.3)		 715
(28.1)
Average rainy days 2.0 1.7 2.7 4.6 16.1 20.8 24.0 23.0 21.4 15.5 8.0 3.2 143
Source: Meteoblue[8]

Demographics

Population census of Paniqui
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 12,982—    
1918 16,603+1.65%
1939 19,124+0.68%
1948 27,554+4.14%
1960 35,416+2.11%
1970 47,718+3.02%
1975 53,031+2.14%
1980 55,006+0.73%
1990 64,949+1.68%
1995 70,979+1.68%
2000 78,883+2.29%
2007 83,311+0.76%
2010 87,730+1.90%
2015 92,606+1.04%
2020 103,003+2.11%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12]
Paniqui Town Hall

In the 2020 Philippine census, the population of Paniqui, Tarlac, was 103,003 people[3] with a density of 980 inhabitants per square kilometre or 2,500 inhabitants per square mile.

Language

The language predominantly spoken is Ilocano, but Tagalog, Kapampangan and Pangasinan are also used frequently.

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Paniqui
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14]
[15][16][17][18][19]

References

  1. ↑  Municipality of Paniqui | (DILG)
  2. ↑ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 Census of Population (2020). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "History of Paniqui". Municipal government of Paniqui. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  6. ↑ Paniqui: History, Paniqui.gov.ph. Accessed November 21, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Province: Tarlac". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "Paniqui: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  9. ↑ Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  10. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region III (Central Luzon)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  11. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ↑ "Province of Tarlac". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  13. ↑ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  15. ↑ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  16. ↑ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  17. ↑ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  18. ↑ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  19. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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