Country Philippines Barangays ZIP code 5814 Province Capiz | Legislative district 2nd district of Capiz Time zone PST (UTC+8) Area 517.2 km² Local time Monday 2:57 AM | |
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Region Western Visayas (Region VI) Weather 25°C, Wind N at 6 km/h, 89% Humidity Neighborhoods Brgy Garcia, Brgy San Roque, Brgy Roxas | ||
Tapaz is a first class municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines, in the center of Panay Island. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 51,313 people.
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Map of Tapaz, Capiz, Philippines
The festival in Tapaz are the Patabang Festival in September and Sirinadya in January; other local festival is Tinuom Festival in San Nicolas celebrated in the Month of December.
Geography
Tapaz lies within the latitude 11° 09’ to 11° 09’ 42" and the longitude of 121° 11’ to 122° 34’ 45". It is bounded on the north-west and north-east by the Municipality of Jamindan in the Province of Capiz, on the east by the Municipality of Dumalag of the Province of Capiz, on the west by the Province of Antique, and by the Province of Iloilo, principally by the Municipalities of Lambunao, Calinog and Bingawan from the south-west to the southeast.
Barangays
Tapaz is politically subdivided into 58 barangays.
History
Tapaz was founded in 1835 but it continued being a part of Dumalag 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.
Demographics
In the 2015 census, the population of Tapaz was 51,313 people, with a density of 99 inhabitants per square kilometre or 260 inhabitants per square mile.