Roxas, Capiz
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| City of Roxas | ||
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| Nickname(s): Seafood Capital of the Philippines | ||
 Map of Capiz showing the location of Roxas City |
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| Coordinates: 11°35′N 122°45′E / 11.58°N 122.75°ECoordinates: 11°35′N 122°45′E / 11.58°N 122.75°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Western Visayas (Region VI) | |
| Province | Capiz | |
| Legislative district | 1st district of Capiz | |
| Founded | 1569 | |
| Cityhood | May 12, 1951 | |
| Barangays | 47 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Angel Alan B. Celino (LP) | |
| • Vice Mayor | Erwin Sicad (LP) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 95.07 km2 (36.71 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 167,003 | |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,500/sq mi) | |
| • Voter (2016) | 95,061 | |
| Time zone | PHT (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 5800 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)36 | |
| Income class | 2nd class city | |
| Website | www |
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Roxas, officially the City of Roxas or Roxas City, is a component city in the province of Capiz, Philippines. It is considered as one of Panay Island's center of education, trade, economic activity and logistics. Once known as the Municipality of Capiz, the origin of the present name of the province, was renamed into Roxas City in honor of native Manuel Roxas, the First President of the Philippine Third Republic, after it became a chartered city on May 12, 1951.
Languages spoken in Roxas City are Capiznon and Hiligaynon.
According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 167,003 people.
The abundance of marine life makes Roxas City the "Seafood Capital of the Philippines." It has received Cleanest and Greenest Component City in Western Visayas Award in the Gawad Pangulo sa Kapaligiran (GPK) Cleanliness and Environmental contest. The Department of Health (DOH) awarded the city with the Red Orchid Award for being "100 percent tobacco-free". It has also gained the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Seal of Good Housekeeping and won the Best Police Station in the region by the Philippine National Police.
Roxas City is situated just east of the north-central coast of Panay Island with geographic coordinates of 11°35' N, 122°45' E. Its boundaries are: the Sibuyan Sea to the north, the municipality of Panitan to the south, the municipality of Ivisan to the west, and the municipality of Panay to the East. It is located 250 nautical miles (460 km) southeast of Manila and 116 kilometres (72 mi) north of Iloilo City (Regional Capital). Travel time to Manila is 45 minutes by air and 18 hours by sea.
The City of Roxas is politically subdivided into 47 barangays of which 31 are urban and 16 are rural. It is classified as a second Class Component City belonging to the first political district of the Province of Capiz along with the Municipality of Ma-ayon, Panay, Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, and President Roxas.
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