Paniqui
Paniqui | |
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| Municipality of Paniqui | |
Downtown area | |
| Etymology: Paniki (Bats) | |
Map of Tarlac with Paniqui highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap | |
Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 15°40′05″N 120°34′44″E / 15.6681°N 120.5789°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Luzon |
| Province | Tarlac |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | March 13, 1712 |
| Barangays | 35 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Leonardo M. Roxas |
| • Vice Mayor | Aida D. Roxas II |
| • Representative | Jaime D. Cojuangco |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 66,607 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 105.16 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) | |
• Total | 103,003 |
| • Density | 980/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| • Households | 24,942 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 9.85 |
| • Revenue | ₱312,653,249.52 (2021) |
| • Assets | ₱ 1,321 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 327.1 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 444.1 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Tarlac 1 Electric Cooperative (TARELCO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 2307 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)45 |
| Native languages | Pangasinan Ilocano Tagalog Kapampangan |
| Website | www |
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Paniqui ([pɐnɪˈki]), officially the Municipality of Paniqui (Ilocano: Ili ti Paniqui; Pangasinan: Baley na Paniqui; Tagalog: Bayan ng Paniqui), is a municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 103,003 people. It is the birthplace of the 11th President of the Philippines, Corazon Aquino.
Paniqui is a Hispanized term derived from the Ilocano word "pampaniki" which means "bat", since the town has caves that house bats.