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In 1942, the region was occupied by Japanese troops. In 1945, the region was liberated by the joint Filipino and American troops with Capiznon guerrillas. Capiz

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Roxas City, formerly known as Capiz, is a coastal component city in the province of Capiz. It serves as the provincial capital.

In May 12, 1951, Republic Act No. 603 renamed what was then called “Municipality of Capiz” to Roxas City. This was in honor of its illustrious son, President Manuel Roxas, the first President of the Third Independent Philippine Republic.

Capiz is known for the Placuna placenta oyster shell that has the same name locally and is used for decoration and making lampshades, trays, window and doors.

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Roxas city is located at 11°35′ N, 122°45′ E, close to the east of Panay island’s north central coast. It is approximately 135 kilometers (84 miles) northeast of Iloilo City and 250 nautical miles (460 km) south east of Manila (Regional Capital). Can be reached by flight from Manila in 45 minutes and 18 hours by sea.

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Article: Roxas City gets recognized as among top performing cities

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Article: Roxas City gets recognized as among top performing cities

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The Bureau of Local Government Finance recognized Roxas City's government as one of the best performing local governments in terms of local revenue production (Oabe,2022)

In terms of year-over-year growth in locally derived revenues from 2020 to 2021, the city came in fourth. In terms of accumulation of local sourced revenues, it came in sixth. (Oabe,2022)

Read more: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1640480/roxas-city-gets-recognized-as-among-top-performing-cities#ixzz7l5mNCzf9

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The city has a land area of 95.07 square kilometers or 36.71 square miles which constitutes 3.66% of Capiz's total area. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 179,292. This represented 22.27% of the total population of Capiz province, or 2.25% of the overall population of the Western Visayas region. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 1,886 inhabitants per square kilometer or 4,884 inhabitants per square mile.

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The economy of Roxas City is mostly centered on agriculture. The two main economic sectors that occupy 52.87% of the city's total land area are farming and fishing. Although primarily agricultural. The city is presently advancing toward commercialization as well as industrialization as it serves as the hub of trade and business for the northern section of Panay Island as well as the province of Capiz.

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