Panay, Capiz

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Panay, Capiz is a coastal municipality in the province of Capiz in the Philippines, historically known as the old capital of Capiz and home to the famous Santa Monica Church with its large bell.

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Panay, Capiz canonical 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal municipality
municipality
bellLocation belfry of Santa Monica Church
bellMaterial bronze
bellNickname Dakong Lingganay
country Philippines
countrySubdivision Philippines
formerStatus old capital of Capiz
governedBy Municipal Mayor
hasBarangays multiple barangays as smallest administrative divisions
hasCapitalOfProvinceHistorically Capiz
hasCoastlineOn Sibuyan Sea
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
fishing
small-scale trade
hasHeritageSite Santa Monica Church complex
linked to: Santa Monica Church
hasLandmark Panay Church
Santa Monica Church
hasLocalGovernmentUnitType municipality
hasNotableFeature Asia’s largest Catholic church bell
large church bell
hasReligiousAffiliationOfMainChurch Roman Catholic
hasReligiousFestival parish feast of Santa Monica
hasTourismAttraction Santa Monica Church bell
heritage religious structures
isCoastal true
isFormerProvincialCapital true
languageSpoken Capiznon
English
Filipino
Hiligaynon
linked to: Hiligaynon language
locatedAlong Panay River
locatedIn Province of Capiz
Western Visayas
locatedInRegion Region VI
locatedOnIsland Panay Island
mainChurchName Santa Monica Parish Church
linked to: Santa Monica Church
namedAfter Panay Island
partOf Philippines
provinceCapitalNow Roxas City
religionMajority Roman Catholicism
subdivisionName1 Capiz
subdivisionName2 Western Visayas
subdivisionType municipality
timeZone Philippine Standard Time
utcOffset +8

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Second District of Capiz contains Panay, Capiz