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Roxas City

Administration
Full nameRoxas
Settlement typeCity
CountryPhilippines
RegionWestern Visayas (Region VI)
ProvinceCapiz
DistrictFirst District of Capiz
Founded1693
CityhoodMay 12, 1951
Government
MayorVicente Bermejo
Geography
Total Area39.4 sq mi (101.96 km2)
Demography
Total Population147738 (2007)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (0/sq mi)
Other information
Time zonePHT (UTC+8)
Income class2nd class city

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Roxas City is a medium-sized city in the province of Capiz, Philippines. It is the provincial capital and a component city. , the city mayor is former provincial governor Vicente Bermejo who was elected during the 2007 election.

The city is a center of copra and aquaculture production. The surrounding area grows sugarcane, rice, coconut, fruit, hemp, and tobacco. The language spoken in Roxas City are Capiznon and Hiligaynon, otherwise known as Ilonggo.

According to the 2000 census, the city has a population of 126,352 people in 25,126 households.

The abundance of marine life makes Roxas City the "Seafood Capital of the Philippines." This environment-friendly city is home to one of the richest fishing grounds in the country. Roxas City's Baybay Beach is 16 miles long, one mile wide and is the 15th largest natural bay in the world. The tallest sea cliffs in Western Visayas can be found on the city's north side. Roxas City has been a three-time recipient of the Regional Cleanest and Greenest Component City in Western Visayas Award of the Gawad Pangulo sa Kapaligiran Program of the national government.

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NSO verifies 2010 census count - News Today Online Tweet this news
News Today Online---ROXAS CITY- - A saturation activity is being conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO) in -Capiz- since November 3 to verify the 2010 Census of ... - Date : Fri, 12 Nov 2010 01:49:33 GMT+00:00
MRWD guard shot, stabbed to death - News Today Online Tweet this news
News Today Online--By Joel E. Capundan -ROXAS CITY- - A security guard of Metro Roxas Water District was killed yesterday morning when he was shot and stabbed by unidentified ... - Date : Fri, 12 Nov 2010 01:49:18 GMT+00:00
Guv orders PNP Capiz to prioritize war vs drugs - Philippine Information Agency Tweet this news
Philippine Information Agency---Roxas City- (11 November) -- -Capiz- governor Victor Tanco has urged top police official in -Capiz- to give priority in fight against ... - Date : Thu, 11 Nov 2010 09:55:19 GMT+00:00
Capiz PDC okays P825-M AIP - News Today Online Tweet this news
News Today Online--By Joel E. Capundan -ROXAS CITY- - The Provincial Development Council of -Capiz- approved the province's P825.153-million Annual Investment Program for 2011 ... - Date : Fri, 12 Nov 2010 01:49:16 GMT+00:00
NKTI holds urinalysis gab for doctors in Capiz, Aklan - News Today Online Tweet this news
News Today Online---ROXAS CITY- - The National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) yesterday held a seminar on urinalysis here. The seminar, attended by the chiefs of ... - Date : Fri, 12 Nov 2010 01:48:40 GMT+00:00
NSO Capiz verifies 2010 CPH count - Philippine Information Agency Tweet this news
Philippine Information Agency--by A. Lumaque -Roxas City- (9 November) -- A saturation activity is being conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO) in -Capiz- since Nov. ... - Date : Tue, 09 Nov 2010 10:12:03 GMT+00:00
NKTI holds urinalysis seminar for Capiz, Aklan doctors - Philippine Information Agency Tweet this news
Philippine Information Agency---Roxas City- (9 November) -- The National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) is all set for a one-day seminar on urinalysis here in ... - Date : Tue, 09 Nov 2010 10:12:02 GMT+00:00
30-foot Christmas tree to rise in Roxas City - News Today Online Tweet this news
News Today Online--By Joel E. Capundan -ROXAS CITY- - The -Roxas City- government led by Mayor Angel Alan Celino will put up a 30-feet Christmas Tree is front of the City ... - Date : Tue, 09 Nov 2010 12:33:05 GMT+00:00
5 gun ban violators nabbed - News Today Online Tweet this news
News Today Online---ROXAS CITY- - Five violators of the Commission on Elections' (COMELEC) gun ban and illegal possession of firearms have been apprehended by the police in ... - Date : Mon, 08 Nov 2010 06:44:45 GMT+00:00
CEH bowlers bag championship in regional tournament - News Today Online Tweet this news
News Today Online--By Joel E. Capundan -ROXAS CITY- - The -Capiz- Emmanuel Hospital bowling team bagged the championship crown in the Panay Federation of Family Welfare Committees ... - Date : Fri, 05 Nov 2010 04:57:04 GMT+00:00

Component local government units of Capiz

Municipalities: Cuartero * Dao * Dumalag * Dumarao * Ivisan * Jamindan * Ma-ayon * Mambusao * Panay * Panitan * Pilar * Pontevedra * President Roxas * Sapi-an * Sigma * Tapaz
Component city: Roxas City

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Schools in Roxas City

Colleges/UniversitiesAMA Computer Learning Center (Roxas) * St. Anthony College * Filamer Christian College * College of St. John- Roxas, De La Salle Supervised * Capiz State University * Colegio De La Purisima Concepcion * Hercor College * Dean Alberto Villarruz College * Sancta Maria, Mater et Regina, Seminarium * Western Trade Institute of Technology * Capiz Institute of Electronics * PACE Computer College *
Grade/High SchoolsOur Lady of Mount Carmel Learning Center * St. Pius X Seminary * St. Mary's Academy of Capiz * Pres. Manuel Roxas Memorial School (North and South) * Banica Elementary School * Cong. Ramon A. Arnaldo High School * Capiz Commercial School * Capiz National High School * Our Lady Of Grace Academy * Roxas City School for Philippine Craftsmen * Dumolog National High School * Culasi National High School * Milibili National High School * Tanque National High School * Balijuagan National High School * astorga sda multigrade school * Plaridel West Elementary School *



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