For the sake of those who are not familiar of the place, these are some of the description of the province of Capiz, which I gather from different websites including the Capiz Government website.
Dubbed as the “Seafood Capital of the Philippines”, Capiz boasts of its 80-kilometer coastline and wide expanse of swampy lands easily converted into fishponds. It holds one of the richest fishing grounds and a major contributor in the aquamarine industry.
A place full of enchantment and mystery, several legends and beliefs claim stories to which the name “Capiz” originated.
More popular of these is that it comes from the word “Kapid” (which means twin). When Spaniards settled in the place they found difficulty in pronouncing the name Kapid, thus giving birth to the word “Capiz”.
Still, some old folks claimed that Capiz got its name from “Kapis” a shell of the mollusk family that is very much abundant in the place.Capiz is one of the provinces comprising the Western Visayas Region. It is composed of 16 municipalities, 1 city and 473 barangays. Under the 2000 Census, it has a population of 654,156 with an average annual population growth rate of 0.95% ( the lowest in Western Visayas).
Capiz is blessed with a very rich fishing grounds that made it popular as the Seafood Capital of the Philippines. Farming and fishing are the primary sources of income of the people. Apart from a surplus of agricultural products it generates every year, Capiz is also the country’s major suppliers of prawn and bangus. Source: http://www.capiz.gov.ph/
Capiz is a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is Roxas City and is located at the northeastern portion of Panay Island, bordering Aklan and Antique to the west, and Iloilo to the south. Capiz faces the Sibuyan Sea to the north. Capiz is known for its mother-of-pearl shells that have the same name and are used for decoration, making lampshades, trays, window doors, etc..There are main version on how Capiz got its name:1) 'Akean' and 'Kapid'(meaning) which Balingangan, Datu Bangkaya's eldest son, names his territories in honor of his twin daughters.(2) When the Spaniards established a settlement, they found an abundance of a mollusk called 'pios' or 'kapid', the old native native name which has also come to known as Capiz.
Capiz became the second Spanish settlement after Cebu when Captain Diego de Artienda, sent by Legaspi landed in the town of Panay and proclaimed it the capital of the province. The capital was then moved to the present location of Roxas City. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capiz
