Tapaz

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Tapaz
Municipality
Municipality of Tapaz
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Motto: 
Bakas Tapaz
Anthem: "Tapaz, Banwang Nalulutan"
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Tapaz
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°15′44″N122°32′13″E / 11.2622°N 122.5369°E / 11.2622; 122.5369
Country Philippines
Region Western Visayas
Province Capiz
District 2nd district
Barangays 58 (see Barangays)
Government
  [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 •  Mayor Roberto O. Palomar
 •  Vice Mayor Romel G. Somo
 •  Representative Jane Castro
 •  Municipal Council
Members
 •  Electorate 36,096 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total
517.18 km2 (199.68 sq mi)
Elevation
259 m (850 ft)
Highest elevation
2,069 m (6,788 ft)
 • Rank0
Population
 (2020 census) [3]
 • Total
54,423
 • Density110/km2 (270/sq mi)
 •  Households
13,473
Demonym Tapaznon
Economy
 •  Income class 1st municipal income class
 •  Poverty incidence
23.18
% (2021) [4]
 •  Revenue ₱ 264.8 million (2020)
 •  Assets ₱ 569.7 million (2020)
 •  Expenditure ₱ 233.3 million (2020)
 •  Liabilities ₱ 290 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityCapiz Electric Cooperative (CAPELCO)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5814
PSGC
061917000
IDD  :  area code  +63 (0)36
Native languages Sulod
Karay-a
Capisnon
Hiligaynon
Tagalog
Website www.tapaz.gov.ph

Tapaz, officially the Municipality of Tapaz (Capiznon : Banwa sang Tapaz; Hiligaynon : Banwa sang Tapaz; Aklan : Banwa it Tapaz; Kinaray-a : Banwa kang Tapaz/Banwa ka Tapaz; Tagalog : Bayan ng Tapaz), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 54,423 people. [3]

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The festival in Tapaz are the Patabang Festival in September honoring Patron Saint Jerome, and Sirinadya Festival in January honoring Sr. Santo Niño. Other local festival is Tinuom Festival in Barangay San Nicolas celebrated in the Month of December honoring Patron Saint Nicholas of Myra.

The town is known for a small community of indigenous Panay-Bukidnon in Barangay Tacayan. The community is home to Feliza, a binukot who has expertise in chanting the suguidanon, one of the most significant epic chants of the Western Visayas region. Feliza is the last known person who can speak the Ligbok language in her community, making her the last bastion for the thousand-year old language in Tapaz. Her death would translate to the death of the language in Tapaz itself and the suguidanon epic chant as well. Also, Feliza has traditional tattoos on her skin which were inscribed when she was chosen as a binukot. In 2016, after reports came out on the dying Ligbok language and suguidanon epic chant, the government began documenting the language and epic chant and teaching the language to younger generations of Panay-Bukidnon in Tapaz. [5]

Marugo lake in Barangay San Antonio barangay is most popular tourist destination.

History

The first people who arrived and settled in what is now Tapaz are the Panay-Bukidnon people who speak the indigenous Ligbok language.

When the Spanish arrived in Panay, they established Dumalag town. Eventually, Tapaz was founded in 1835 but it continued being a part of Dumalag town for many years. In 1862 and 1863 two letters were made to declare parish under the patronage of St. Jerome. Both were signed by Governor General Lemery, but they were never executed. Finally, in 1874, Tapaz was declared an independent parish by Jaro Bishop Mariano Cuartero.

In 2016, the Ligbok language of the Panay-Bukidnon of Tapaz was confirmed to be dying out. This triggered a massive conservation program for the language and the epic chant spoken by the Panay-Bukidnon. [6]

Geography

Tapaz lies within the latitude 11° 09’ to 11° 09’ 42" and the longitude of 121° 11’ to 122° 34’ 45". It is 55 kilometres (34 mi) from Roxas City.

Climate

Climate data for Tapaz, Capiz
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)28
(82)		29
(84)		31
(88)		32
(90)		32
(90)		30
(86)		29
(84)		29
(84)		29
(84)		29
(84)		29
(84)		28
(82)		30
(85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)22
(72)		22
(72)		22
(72)		23
(73)		25
(77)		25
(77)		25
(77)		25
(77)		25
(77)		24
(75)		23
(73)		23
(73)		24
(75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)64
(2.5)		44
(1.7)		58
(2.3)		83
(3.3)		204
(8.0)		304
(12.0)		334
(13.1)		291
(11.5)		310
(12.2)		281
(11.1)		172
(6.8)		97
(3.8)		2,242
(88.3)
Average rainy days12.58.911.314.124.228.029.628.228.128.120.215.2248.4
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) [7]

Barangays

Tapaz is politically subdivided into 58 barangays.  [8] However, there are boundaries issues with neighboring municipalities of Jamindan, Capiz and Libacao, Aklan. The Sitio Maytaraw which is bordered to Calinog, Iloilo is occupied by Libacao, Aklan but within the territory of Tapaz, while the four Barangays, the Brgy Hilwan, Brgy Rizal Sur, Brgy Rizal Norte, and Brgy Maliao are within the Territorial Jurisdiction of Jamindan. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

There are 36 lowlands barangays and the rest of the 22 are upland barangays.

  • Abangay
  • Acuña
  • Agcococ
  • Aglinab
  • Aglupacan
  • Agpalali
  • Apero
  • Artuz
  • Bag-Ong Barrio
  • Bato-bato
  • Buri
  • Camburanan
  • Candelaria
  • Carida
  • Cristina
  • Da-an Banwa
  • Da-an Norte
  • Da-an Sur
  • Garcia
  • Gebio-an
  • Hilwan
  • Initan
  • Katipunan
  • Lagdungan
  • Lahug
  • Libertad
  • Mabini
  • Maliao
  • Malitbog
  • Minan
  • Nayawan
  • Poblacion
  • Rizal Norte
  • Rizal Sur
  • Roosevelt
  • Roxas
  • Salong
  • San Antonio
  • San Francisco
  • San Jose
  • San Julian
  • San Miguel Ilawod
  • San Miguel Ilaya
  • San Nicolas
  • San Pedro
  • San Roque
  • San Vicente
  • Santa Ana
  • Santa Petronila
  • Senonod
  • Siya
  • Switch
  • Tabon
  • Tacayan
  • Taft
  • Taganghin
  • Taslan
  • Wright

Demographics

Population census of Tapaz
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 3,741—    
1918 11,242+7.61%
1939 17,047+2.00%
1948 16,376−0.45%
1960 21,178+2.17%
1970 26,482+2.26%
1975 30,589+2.93%
1980 35,129+2.81%
1990 40,942+1.54%
1995 40,809−0.06%
2000 44,085+1.67%
2007 47,059+0.90%
2010 48,051+0.76%
2015 51,313+1.26%
2020 54,423+1.16%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11] [12]

In the 2020 census, the population of Tapaz was 54,423 people, [3] with a density of 110 inhabitants per square kilometre or 280 inhabitants per square mile.

The natives of Tapaz are mixture of several ethnic groups as the Malays, Spaniards, Indonesians, and the Aetas or Negritos who are the aborigines of Panay. In the recent years the residents are distincts group as the "Baludnons" those in lowland and "Bukidnons" those in upland.

Religion

As a Catholic Dominant Municipality. Tapaz has two parishes and three mission stations and many churches.

Parishes:

Mission Stations:

Economy

Poverty incidence of Tapaz

10
20
30
40
50
2006
47.90
2009
28.97
2012
33.83
2015
24.11
2018
12.41
2021
23.18

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]

Healthcare

Hospital in Tapaz:

Education

The increasing population of school children made the District of Tapaz into two districts. The Tapaz East District with 22 complete Elementary Schools and 14 Primary Schools. The Tapaz West District with 19 complete Elementary Schools and 3 Primary Schools. It has 8 Secondary Schools and one University Satellite Campus that caters the tertiary education of every Tapaznon.

High schools

High Schools in Tapaz:

College

College in Tapaz:

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