Roxas City is a medium-sized city in the province of Capiz, Philippines. It is the provincial capital and a
component city. As of 2010, the city mayor is former city vice mayor Angel Alan Celino who was
elected during the 2010 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 2007 census, the city has a population of 147,738 people with a density of 1,449/km2
(3,752.8/sq mi)
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 just over 7 kilometers long. The tallest sea cliffs in Western Visayas can be found on the city's north side. Roxas City has been a Hall of Famer of the Regional Cleanest and Greenest Component City in Western Visayas Award of the Gawad Pangulo sa Kapaligiran Program of the national government.
The City of Roxas, once known as the municipality of Capiz is the capital of the province of Capiz.
Roxas City is situated just east of the north-central coast of Panay Island with geographic coordinates of 11°35' N, 122°45' E. Its boundaries are: the Visayan Sea to the north, the municipality of Panitan to the south, the municipality of Ivisan to the west, and the municipality of Panay to the East. It is located 250 nautical miles (460 km) southeast of Manila, 135 kilometers northeast of Iloilo City, and 86 kilometers east of Kalibo, Aklan. Travel time to Manila is 45 minutes by air and 18 hours by sea.