Panay is the sixth-largest and fourth-most populous island in the Philippines, with a total land area of 12,011 km2 (4,637 sq mi) and a total population of 4,542,926, as of 2020 census. Panay comprises 4.4 percent of the entire population of the country. The City of Iloilo is its largest settlement, with a total population of 457,626 inhabitants as of the 2020 census.
Iloilo, also called Iloilo Province, officially the Province of Iloilo, is a province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital and largest city is Iloilo City, the regional center of Western Visayas and politically independent from the province. Iloilo occupies the southeast portion of the Visayan island of Panay and is bordered by the province of Antique to the west, Capiz to the north, the Jintotolo Channel to the northeast, the Guimaras Strait to the east, and the Iloilo Strait and Panay Gulf to the southwest. Iloilo City, its capital, is the center of the Iloilo–Guimaras metropolitan area or Metro Iloilo–Guimaras, and is geographically located in the province and grouped under it by the Philippine Statistics Authority, but remains politically independent from the provincial government. According to the 2020 census, the population of the province is 2,051,899. If Iloilo City is included, the population is 2,509,525 in total.
Capiz, officially the Province of Capiz, is a province in the Philippines located in the central section of Western Visayas region. Its capital is the city of Roxas, which is the most populous. It is located at the northeastern portion of Panay Island, bordering Aklan to the north, Antique to the west, and Iloilo to the south. Capiz faces the Sibuyan Sea to the north.
Western Visayas is an administrative region in the Philippines, numerically designated as Region VI. The region comprises the islands of Panay and Guimaras. It consists of five provinces: Aklan, Antique, Capiz, and Iloilo on Panay, and the island province of Guimaras. The region also includes one highly urbanized city, Iloilo City, which is the largest city and serves as the regional center.
Kalibo, officially the Municipality of Kalibo, is a municipality and capital of the Province of Aklan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 89,127 people.
Roxas, officially the City of Roxas, is a component city and capital of the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 179,292 people, making it the most populous city in Capiz and also the second-most populous city in Western Visayas, after Iloilo City.
Malay, officially the Municipality of Malay, is a municipality in the province of Aklan, Philippines. It is the richest municipality in the province in terms of revenue. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 60,077 people, making it the second most populous municipality in Aklan. It is the northernmost town on the island of Panay and the youngest amongst all municipalities in Aklan province. The resort island of Boracay is part of the municipality.
Dao, officially the Municipality of Dao, is a municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,842 people.
Ivisan, officially the Municipality of Ivisan, is a municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 31,278 people.
Ma-ayon, officially the Municipality of Ma-ayon, is a municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 41,226 people.
Mambusao, officially the Municipality of Mambusao, is a municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 40,690 people.
Panay, officially the Municipality of Panay, is a municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 48,890 people.
Pilar, officially the Municipality of Pilar, is a municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 47,100 people.
President Roxas, officially the Municipality of President Roxas, is a municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 31,269 people.
Sapian, officially the Municipality of Sapian, and sometimes spelled Sapi-an, is a municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,697 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.
Sigma, officially the Municipality of Sigma, is a municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 31,688 people.
San Andres, officially the Municipality of San Andres,, is a municipality in the province of Romblon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,940 people.
Balasan, officially the Municipality of Balasan, is a municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,064 people.
Capiznon or Capiceño is an Austronesian regional language spoken in Western Visayas in the Philippines. Capiznon is concentrated in the province of Capiz in the northeast of Panay Island. It is a member of the Bisayan language family and the people are part of the wider Visayan ethnolinguistic group, who constitute the largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group. The language is often confused with Hiligaynon due to dialectological comprehension similarities and as high as 91% mutual intelligibility, but it has its certain unique accent and vocabulary that integrates Aklanon and Waray lexicon. Despite its distinct corruption of Hiligaynon lateral approximants, a prevalent feature among rural farmers, ethnic convergence and cosmopolitanism has led to a shift back to the purely Hiligaynon prosodic form of slower tonality and softer and longer vowels most particularly among the younger generations.
The Immaculate Conception Metropolitan Cathedral, commonly known as the Roxas Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic church in the city of Roxas, Capiz, in central Philippines. It is the seat of the Archdiocese of Capiz.
