Tapaz
Tapaz | |
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| Municipality of Tapaz | |
| St. Jerome Parish St. Jerome Parish | |
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| Nickname: "Heart of Panay Island"
"The Biggest Municipality in the Province of Capiz" | |
| Motto: Regnat Populus Dei ("The People of God Reigns") | |
| Anthem: "Tapaz Hymn" | |
 Map of Capiz with Tapaz highlighted | |
.svg)  Tapaz Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 11°15′44″N 122°32′13″E / 11.2622°N 122.5369°E | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Region | Western Visayas |
| Province | Capiz |
| District | 2nd district of Capiz |
| Barangays | 58 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Roberto Palomar |
| • Electorate | 36,096 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 517.18 km2 (199.68 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,909 m (6,263 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 54,423 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Tapaznon |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 5814 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)36 |
| Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| Revenue (₱) | ₱ 264.8 million (2020) |
| Website | www |
Tapaz, officially the Municipality of Tapaz, (Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Tapaz; Aklanon: Banwa it Tapaz; Kinaray-a: Banwa kang Tapaz/Banwa ka Tapaz; Filipino: Bayan ng Tapaz), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 54,423 people.[3]
The festival in Tapaz are the Patabang Festival in September honoring Patron Saint Jerome, and Sirinadya in January honoring Sr. Santo Niño. Other local festival is Tinuom Festival in San Nicolas celebrated in the Month of December honoring Patron Saint San Nicolas de Myra.
The natives of Tapaz are mixture of several ethnic groups as the Malays, Spaniards, Indonesians, and the Aetas or Negritos who are the aborigines of Panay. In the recent years the residents are distincts group as the "Baludnons" those in lowland and "Bukidnons" those in upland.
The town is known for a small community of indigenous Panay-Bukidnon in Brgy. Tacayan. The community is home to Feliza, a binukot who has expertise in chanting the sugidanon, one of the most significant epic chants of the Western Visayas region. Feliza is the last known person who can speak the Ligbok language in her community, making her the last bastion for the thousand-year old language in Tapaz. Her death would translate to the death of the language in Tapaz itself and the sugidanon epic chant as well. Also, Feliza has traditional tattoos on her skin which were inscribed when she was chosen as a binukot. In 2016, after reports came out on the dying Ligbok language and sugidanon epic chant, the government began documenting the language and epic chant and teaching the language to younger generations of Panay-Bukidnon in Tapaz.[4]
Geography
Tapaz lies within the latitude 11° 09’ to 11° 09’ 42" and the longitude of 121° 11’ to 122° 34’ 45". It is 55 kilometres (34 mi) from Roxas City.
Barangays
Tapaz is politically subdivided into 58 barangays. [2] Thirty Six (36) lowlands barangays and Twenty Two (22) upland barangays.
- Abangay
- Acuña
- Agcococ
- Aglinab
- Aglupacan
- Agpalali
- Apero
- Artuz
- Bag-Ong Barrio
- Bato-bato
- Buri
- Camburanan
- Candelaria
- Carida
- Cristina
- Da-an Banwa
- Da-an Norte
- Da-an Sur
- Garcia
- Gebio-an
- Hilwan
- Initan
- Katipunan
- Lagdungan
- Lahug
- Libertad
- Mabini
- Maliao
- Malitbog
- Minan
- Nayawan
- Poblacion
- Rizal Norte
- Rizal Sur
- Roosevelt
- Roxas
- Salong
- San Antonio
- San Francisco
- San Jose
- San Julian
- San Miguel Ilawod
- San Miguel Ilaya
- San Nicolas
- San Pedro
- San Roque
- San Vicente
- Santa Ana
- Santa Petronila
- Senonod
- Siya
- Switch
- Tabon
- Tacayan
- Taft
- Taganghin
- Taslan
- Wright
Catholic Churches
As a Catholic Dominant Municipality. Tapaz has two Parishes, Three Mission Stations and Many Churches.
Parishes
- St. Jerome Parish (Poblacion, Tapaz)
- St. Nicholas of Myra Parish (San Nicolas, Tapaz)
Mission Stations
- St. Andre Besette Mission Station (Taft, Tapaz)
- St. Juan Diego Mission Station (Cristina, Tapaz)
- St. Julian of Cuenca Mission Station (San Julian, Tapaz)
Schools
The increasing population of school children made the District of Tapaz into two distincts. The Tapaz East District with 22 complete Elementary Schools and 14 Primary Schools. The Tapaz West District with 19 complete Elementary Schools and 3 Primary Schools. It has 8 Secondary Schools and one University that caters the tertiary education of Tapaznon.
High Schools
- Bag-ong Barrio National High School
- Camburanan National High School
- Candelaria National High School
- Candelaria National High School -Roxas Ext.
- Col. Patrociño Artuz National High School
- Rev. Tomas Conejar National High School
- San Nicolas National High School
- Tapaz National High School
College
- Capiz State University -Tapaz Campus
Hospital
- Tapaz District Hospital
History
The first people who arrived and settled in what is now Tapaz are the Panay-Bukidnon people who speak the indigenous Ligbok language.
When the Spanish arrived in Panay, they established Dumalag town. Eventually, Tapaz was founded in 1835 but it continued being a part of Dumalag town 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.
In 2016, the Ligbok language of the Panay-Bukidnon of Tapaz was confirmed to be dying out. This triggered a massive conservation program for the language and the epic chant spoken by the Panay-Bukidnon.[5]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1903 | 3,741 | — |
| 1918 | 11,242 | +7.61% |
| 1939 | 17,047 | +2.00% |
| 1948 | 10,898 | −4.85% |
| 1960 | 12,649 | +1.25% |
| 1970 | 15,911 | +2.32% |
| 1975 | 18,536 | +3.11% |
| 1980 | 20,043 | +1.58% |
| 1990 | 40,942 | +7.41% |
| 1995 | 40,809 | −0.06% |
| 2000 | 44,085 | +1.67% |
| 2007 | 47,059 | +0.90% |
| 2010 | 48,051 | +0.76% |
| 2015 | 51,313 | +1.26% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[6][7][8][9] | ||
In the 2020 census, the population of Tapaz was 54,423 people,[3] with a density of 110 inhabitants per square kilometre or 280 inhabitants per square mile.
References
- ^ Municipality of Tapaz | (DILG)
- ^ a b "Province: Capiz". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR8ApbrjA-s
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR8ApbrjA-s
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VI (Western Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Province of Capiz". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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