CADIZ, a municipality (with administration centre and 34 barrios or districts) and capital of the province of Capiz, Panay, Philippine Islands, on the Capiz or Panay river, about 4 m. from its mouth on the north coast. Pop. (1918) 22,022, of whom only II were whites. Capiz has railway connection with Iloilo. It has a large and beautiful Roman Catholic church, a Protestant church and hospital, and excellent Government buildings, and is the seat of the provincial high school. The alcohol industry, formerly very important, has been ruined by the increase in the internal revenue tax. Fishing and the weaving of fabrics of cotton, abaca and pina, are important industries. Rice and sugar are raised in considerable quantity, and tobacco, corn and cacao to a limited amount. Sugar, nipa thatch and copra are among the exports. Coasting vessels can ascend the river to the town, which is an important commercial centre having some trade direct with Manila. In 1918, there were 13 manufacturing establishments with output valued at 98,500 pesos, besides 544 household in dustry establishments with output valued at 90,30o pesos. There were also five rice-mills, with output valued at 759,800 pesos, and five sugar-mills. Of the eight schools, six were public. Capiz lies in the typhoon belt and has often received great damage. The language spoken is a dialect of Bisayan.