Editing Capiz (section)

{{about|the Philippine province}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Capiz
| settlement_type    = {{PH wikidata|settlement_type}}
| image_skyline      = {{Photomontage
| photo1a = Sta Monica Church.jpg
| photo2a = Capiz Capitol (Magallanes Street, Roxas, Capiz; 10-19-2022).jpg
| photo2b = Panitan Plaza.jpg
| photo3a = 
Roxas City Bridge, Panay River (Roxas, Capiz; 04-07-2024).jpg
| photo3b = Church of Mambusao, Capiz.jpg
| size = 250
| spacing = 2
| color = transparent
| border = 0
}}
| image_caption      = (from top: left to right) [[Panay Church]], [[Roxas, Capiz|Capiz Provincial Capitol]],  [[Panitan, Capiz|Panitan Plaza]], [[Roxas City|Roxas City Bridge]], and [[Mambusao, Capiz|Mambusao Church]].
| image_flag         = {{PH wikidata|image_flag}}
| flag_size          = 120x80px
| image_seal         = Seal of Capiz.png
| seal_size          = 100x80px
| anthem             = ''[[O, Capiz]]''
| image_map          = {{PH wikidata|image_map}}
| map_caption        = Location in the Philippines
| coordinates        = {{PH wikidata|coordinates}}
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = {{PH wikidata|country}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[Regions of the Philippines|Region]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{PH wikidata|region}}
| established_title  = Spanish Settlement
| established_date   = 1566
| established_title1 = Encomienda
| established_date1  = 1569
| established_title2 = Politico-Military Province
| established_date2  = 1716
| established_title3 = [[Date of establishment|Founded]]
| established_date3  = April 15, 1901
| seat_type          = Capital<br/>{{nobold|and largest city}}
| seat               = {{PH wikidata|seat}}
| leader_party       = 
| leader_title       = [[Governor]]
| leader_name        = [[Fredenil Castro|Fredenil H. Castro]] ([[Lakas-CMD]])
| leader_title1      = [[Vice Governor]]
| leader_name1       = James "Mitang" O. Magbanua ([[Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats|Lakas-CMD]])
| leader_title2      = [[Sangguniang Panlalawigan|Legislature]]
| leader_name2       = [[Capiz Provincial Board]]
| area_footnotes     = <ref name=nscblist>{{cite web |title=List of Provinces |url=http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/listprov.asp |work=PSGC Interactive |publisher=National Statistical Coordination Board |access-date=11 February 2013 |location=Makati City, Philippines |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130111015112/http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/listprov.asp |archive-date=11 January 2013 }}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = {{PH wikidata|area}}
| area_rank          = 52nd out of 81
| elevation_max_m    = 2,074
| elevation_max_point = [[Mount Nangtud]]
| population_footnotes = {{PH census|current|06}}
| population_total   = {{PH wikidata|population_total}}
| population_as_of   = {{PH wikidata|population_as_of}}
| population_rank    = 38th out of 81
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_rank = 25th out of 81
| demographics_type1 = Divisions
| demographics1_title1 = [[Cities of the Philippines#Independent cities|Independent&nbsp;cities]]
| demographics1_info1 = 0
| demographics1_title2 = [[Cities of the Philippines|Component cities]]
| demographics1_info2 = {{Collapsible list
| titlestyle              = font-weight:normal;text-align:left;background-color:WhiteSmoke;
| title                   = 1
 | [[Roxas, Capiz|Roxas]]
}}
| demographics1_title3 = [[Municipalities of the Philippines|Municipalities]]
| demographics1_info3 = {{Collapsible list
| titlestyle              = font-weight:normal;text-align:left;background-color:WhiteSmoke;
| title                   = 16
 | [[Cuartero, Capiz|Cuartero]]
 | [[Dao, Capiz|Dao]]
 | [[Dumalag, Capiz|Dumalag]]
 | [[Dumarao, Capiz|Dumarao]]
 | [[Ivisan, Capiz|Ivisan]]
 | [[Jamindan, Capiz|Jamindan]]
 | [[Maayon]]
 | [[Mambusao, Capiz|Mambusao]]
 | [[Panay, Capiz|Panay]]
 | [[Panitan, Capiz|Panitan]]
 | [[Pilar, Capiz|Pilar]]
 | [[Pontevedra, Capiz|Pontevedra]]
 | [[President Roxas, Capiz|President Roxas]]
 | [[Sapian]]
 | [[Sigma, Capiz|Sigma]]
 | [[Tapaz, Capiz|Tapaz]]
}}
| demographics1_title4 = [[Barangay]]s
| demographics1_info4 = 473
| demographics1_title5 = [[House of Representatives of the Philippines|Districts]]
| demographics1_info5 = [[Legislative districts of Capiz]]
| timezone           = [[Philippine Standard Time|PST]]
| utc_offset         = +8
| postal_code_type   = [[List of ZIP codes in the Philippines|ZIP Code]]
| postal_code        = {{PH wikidata|postal_code}}
| area_code_type     = {{areacodestyle}}
| area_code          = {{PH wikidata|area_code}}
| iso_code           = {{PH wikidata|iso_code}}
| blank_name_sec1    = [[Human Development Index|HDI]]
| blank_info_sec1    = {{increase}} 0.650 ({{fontcolor|orange|Medium}})
| blank1_name_sec1   = HDI rank
| blank1_info_sec1   = [[List of Philippine provinces and regions by Human Development Index|32nd in Philippines]] (2019)
| blank1_name_sec2   = [[List of regions of the Philippines by GDP|GDP]] (2022)
| blank1_info_sec2   = [[Philippine peso|₱]]74.38 billion <br />[[USD|$]]1.268 billion <ref name="grdp">{{Cite web |title=2021 to 2023 Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP)|url=https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/grdp/tables |access-date=April 26, 2024 |publisher=Philippine Statistics Authority|website=openstat.psa.gov.ph}}</ref>
| blank2_name_sec2   = Growth rate
| blank2_info_sec2   = {{increase}} 8.8%
| blank_name_sec2    = Spoken languages
| blank_info_sec2    = {{hlist | [[Capiznon language|Capiznon]] | [[Hiligaynon language|Hiligaynon]] | [[Aklanon language|Aklanon]] | [[Kinaray-a language|Kinaray-a]] | [[Igbok language|Igbok]] | [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] | [[English language|English]] }}
| website            = {{PH wikidata|website}}
| image_map1         = {{hidden begin|title=OpenStreetMap|ta1=center}}{{Infobox mapframe|frame-width=250|zoom=8}}{{hidden end}}
| population_demonym = Capiznon/Capizeño
| nickname           = ''Seafood Capital of the Philippines''
}}

'''Capiz''' ({{IPA|tl|kɑˈpiz|}}), officially the '''Province of Capiz''' ([[Capiznon language|Capiznon]]/[[Hiligaynon language|Hiligaynon]]: ''Kapuoran sang Capiz''; {{langx|tl|Lalawigan ng Capiz}}), is a [[Provinces of the Philippines|province]] in the [[Philippines]] located in the central section of [[Western Visayas]] [[Regions of the Philippines|region]]. Its capital is the city of [[Roxas, Capiz|Roxas]], which is the most populous. It is located at the northeastern portion of [[Panay Island]], bordering [[Aklan]] to the north, [[Antique (province)|Antique]] to the west, and [[Iloilo]] to the south. Capiz faces the [[Sibuyan Sea]] to the north.

Capiz is known for the ''[[Placuna placenta]]'' oyster shell that has the same name locally and is used for decoration and making lampshades, trays, doors and [[Capiz shell window|capiz-shell windows]]. Likewise, the province is known as the "Seafood Capital of the Philippines"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roxascity.gov.ph/|title=Welcome to Roxas City, Capiz, Philippines|website=www.roxascity.gov.ph|access-date=2019-04-07|archive-date=2020-11-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126010122/https://roxascity.gov.ph/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and was among the top 15 most frequently visited places in the Philippines.<ref name=PIA>{{cite web |url=http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=991389333386 |title=More tourists visiting Capiz |access-date=10 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810115000/http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=991389333386 |archive-date=10 August 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Capiz is the site of the famous coral-stone [[Panay Church|Santa Mónica Church]] in the town of Panay, home to the largest [[Roman Catholicism in the Philippines|Catholic Church]] bell in Asia. The bell was made from 70 sacks of gold and silver coins donated by the townsfolk. Measuring seven feet in diameter, five feet in height and weighing 10,400 kilograms or just over 10 metric tons, the Panay bell is popular among tourists visiting Capiz.

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