Paniqui, Tarlac
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Paniqui is a first class municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines
Philippines
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. According to the latest census, it has a population of 83,311 people in 16,828 households.

Geographically, Paniqui is situated between the towns of Gerona in the south and Moncada in the north.

Paniqui came from the word "paniki" which means "bat
Bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera "hand" and pteron "wing") whose forelimbs form webbed wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. By contrast, other mammals said to fly, such as flying squirrels, gliding possums, and colugos, glide rather than fly,...

" in Tagalog. The town has a feature of caves that house a population of bats. It is the Birthplace of former President Corazon C. Aquino.

Barangays

Paniqui is politically subdivided into 35 barangay
Barangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...

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  • Abogado
  • Acocolao
  • Aduas
  • Apulid
  • Balaoang
  • Barang
  • Brillante
  • Burgos
  • Cabayaoasan
  • Canan
  • Carino
  • Cayanga
  • Colibangbang
  • Coral
  • Dapdap
  • Estacion
  • Mabilang
  • Manaois

  • Matalapitap
  • Nagmisaan
  • Nancamarinan
  • Nipaco
  • Patalan
  • Poblacion Norte
  • Poblacion Sur
  • Rang-ayan
  • Salumague
  • Samput
  • San Carlos
  • San Isidro
  • San Juan de Milla
  • Santa Ines
  • Sinigpit
  • Tablang
  • Ventenilla


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