Paniqui, Tarlac
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| Coordinates: 15°40′N 120°35′E / 15.67°N 120.58°ECoordinates: 15°40′N 120°35′E / 15.67°N 120.58°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Central Luzon (Region III) | |
| Province | Tarlac | |
| District | 1st District | |
| Founded | 1712 (First known as Manggang Marikit, a sitio of Pangasinan, in 1571 and as Pampaniki in 1686) | |
| Barangays | 35 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Max Roxas | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 105.16 km2 (40.60 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 92,606 | |
| • Density | 880/km2 (2,300/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 2307 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)45 | |
| Income class | 1st class | |
| Website | www |
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Paniqui (Ilocano: Ili ti Paniqui; Pangasinan: Baley na Paniqui; Kapampangan: Balen ning Paniqui; Tagalog: Bayan ng Paniqui) is a first class urban municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 92,606 people.
Geographically, Paniqui is situated between the towns of Gerona in the south and Moncada in the north.
Paniqui is a Hispanized term derived from the Ilocano word "pampaniki" which means "bat", since the town has a feature of caves that house a population of bats. It is the birthplace of former President Corazon C. Aquino.
The town was originally part of the province of Pangasinan.
The language predominantly spoken by locals is Ilocano, but Tagalog (as with most towns and cities in Luzon), Pangasinan and Kapampangan are also used frequently; however, where the older generation will use Ilocano to converse with each other, Tagalog is also being used more and more by the younger generation along with their mother languages. This is perhaps due to the influence of education, migration (especially to find work), television and mobile communications, which is extending the reach of previously localized peer groups.
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) now apart of Guimba, Nueva Ecija. Surprisingly, in this sitio, sere a great number of mammals called by Ilocanos "pampaniki" and it was from this term that the name Paniqui was derived.
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