GEOGRAPHY

Location

The Municipality of Panay is one of the sixteen towns that comprise the province of Capiz. It is situated in the northeastern portion of Capiz and is located at coordinates 11º28’55.79”N to 11º36’28.74”N latitude and 122º47’46.30”E to 122º47’’59”E longitude. Panay shares political boundaries with Roxas city on the west the towns of Panitan and Pontevedra on the south, and the Sibuyan Sea on the east.

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Land Area

Panay has a total land area of 12,784.0079 hectares. This includes 1,147 hectares of newly registered accretion land, which represent 4.5% of the Province of Capiz. It is subdivided into 42 barangays. In terms of land area, Barangay Pawa is the largest Barangay with 1899.0142 hectares (14.86%) while Barangay Poblacion Ilawod is the smallest with 14.9310 hectares (0.12%)

Climate and Rainfall

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical an Astronomical Services Administration (PAG-ASA) classifies all the towns of Capiz as Type 3 Climate (Coronas Classification System). Seasons are not very pronounced in Type 3 Climates. However, rainfall distribution is relatively dry from November to April and very wet during the rest of the year. Driest month is April while the wettest month is June. The dry northeast wind (Amihan) causes the dry season while the southeast monsoon (Habagat) brings the wet season due to its humid air that drops off rain during the rest of the year.

Topography, Slope, and Elevation

The Municipality of Panay has generally flat topography. 97.8% of the total land area has a slope of 0-3%. Only barangays Binangig and Bato have a slope of 3-5%. Practically, every portion of the municipality has an elevation of 3-5 meters above sea level that gives the reason of it being lowland in nature.

Soil Type

Panay has four soil types namely: San Miguel clay loam, Bantog clay, Hydrosol, and Sapi-an clay. Hydrosol is found in the coastal area and it is brackish in nature. Sapi-an clay and San Miguel clay loam are both good for agriculture. They are mostly found at rice land locations. The Bantog clay is used both for rice and for fishponds. It is brackish and humus.

Mineral Resources

The Municipality has no significant quantities of other metallic deposits. It has an abundant source of sand.

Flooding

Having a generally flat, low-lying terrain, Panay is susceptible to flooding especially during rainy season. Floodwaters cause damages to properties, crops and public works slowing down the economy. Other reason for the flooding in the area is the increase run-off from the other highland municipalities.

Very severe flooding is experienced in barangays Cogon and Tico. Most coastal barangays do not experience flooding since water drains straight into the sea.