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. The official name of the municipality is Municipality of Panitan and it is referred to as Banwa sang Panitan in Capiznon/Hiligaynon or Bayan ng Panitan in Tagalog.