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| footnotes = }} Capiz is a 1st class province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is Roxas City and is located at the northeastern portion of Panay Island, bordering Aklan and Antique to the west, and Iloilo to the south. Capiz faces the Sibuyan Sea to the north. Capiz is known for the ''Placuna placenta'' oyster shell that has the same name locally and is used for decoration and making lampshades, trays, window and doors. Likewise, the province is known as the Seafood Capital of the Philippines〔http://www.roxascity.gov.ph〕 and was among the top 15 most frequently visited places in the Philippines.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=More tourists visiting Capiz )〕 Capiz is the site of the famous coral-stone Sta. Monica Church in the town of Pan-ay, home to the largest Catholic Church bell in Asia. The bell was made from 70 sacks of gold and silver coins donated by the townsfolk. Measuring seven feet in diameter, five feet in height and weighing 10,400 kilograms or just over 10 metric tons, the Pan-ay bell is popular among tourists visiting Capiz. :An inscription on the bell reads: ::''“Soy la voz de Diosquellevare y ensalzaredesde el principio hasta el fin de este Pueblo de Panay para que los fieles de Jesus vengan a esta casa de Dios a recibirlas gracias celestials.”'' :Translated to English, this means: ::''“I am God’s voice which I shall echo and praise from one end to the other of the town of Panay, so that the faithful followers of Christ may come to this house of God to receive the heavenly graces.”''〔http://historicphilippines.com/historic-churches-ii/st-monica-the-big-bell-panay-capiz/〕 == Geography == Capiz is located at the heart of the Philippine Archipelago, on the northeast portion of Panay Island, Capiz is one of the six provinces that compose the Western Visayas Region. Capiz is made up of 473 barangays, 16 municipalities and a city. Roxas City, the capital of Capiz, is only 45 minutes away by plane from Manila and is within the routes of major shipping lines. The Panay river used to be famous for the great number of crocodiles thriving there. Capiz is bounded by the Mindoro sea, the Panay, Loctugan and Ivisan rivers. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Capiz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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