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Geographic location and Demography The Western element of Central Visayas, Philippines comprises the Province of Classic, Iloilo, Capiz and Aklan all located within the roughly triangular designed island of Panay. designed island of Panay Capiz is one of the six provinces in the Western Visayas found on the northeastern portion in the island of Panay. Molded like an wide open palm, it really is situated in the middle of the Philippine Archipelago at 11 35² 0³ North latitude and 122 45² 0³ East Longitude. The Province is bounded by Sibuayan Sea on the North, where Roxas City and the six (6) coastal cities:
Ivisan, Sapian, Panay, Pontevedra, Pres Roxas, and Pilar are totally dependent on sportfishing for their living.
It is bounded on the To the south and Southeast by Iloilo Province, on the Southwest by Province of Antique, and on the West and Southwest by the Region of Aklan. Aklan. The coast of Capiz maintains the attractive fishing industry of the region. Its abundant fishing grounds can be a basis for what he claims of Capiz as the seafood capital of the Korea.
Roxas Metropolis, the provincial capital, where the largest when it comes to population size Capiz provides a population of 701, 664 (2007 census). Among the of sixteen municipalities and one city of Capiz, Roxas City, the provincial capital, has the major population comprising 19. 32 percent from the total comarcal population Followed next by municipalities of Tapaz (6. 74 percent); Panay (6. 21 percent); Dumarao (6. 16 percent); and Pontevedra (6. 13 percent). Alternatively, Sapian, Cuartero, Ivisan and Dumalaghave the tiniest population with less than 4. 0 percent each.
Linguistic Identity Capiznon refers to the culture anguage and the people of Capiz province. The Capiznon echoes Kinaraya and Hiligaynon, with slightly different inflection compared to Ilonggo speakers in Iloilo. The towns of Ivisan and Sapian of Capiz that are already close to Aklan speak Ilonggo combined with some aklanon words. Those in the interiormost town of Tapaz, Capiz, ” residence of the hill people (Bukidnon)” speak Kinaray-a. with some aklanon words. These in the nteriormost town of Tapaz, Capiz, ” house of the pile people(Bukidnon)” speak Kinaray-a Myths, Folk Values and Procedures The early Panaynon believed in various gods like Bulalakaw, a bird which will
Gods just like Bulalakaw, a bird which looks ike a peacock and could cause illness was said to live in the islands almost holy mountain known as Madya-as. Mediators to the gods, also said to be the initially priests, had been; Bangutbanwa, whom prayed for good harvest and an orderly universe; Mangindalon, who interceded for sick persons and prayed to get the abuse of enemies.
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