Capiz's 1st congressional district is one of the two

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in the province of

Capiz Capiz, officially the Province of Capiz ( Capiznon/ Hiligaynon: ''Kapuoran sang Capiz''; tl, Lalawigan ng Capiz), is a province in the Philippines located in the central section of Western Visayas region. Its capital is the city of Roxas. It is ...

. It has been represented in the

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since 1916 and earlier in the

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from 1907 to 1916. The district consists of Capiz's capital city of Roxas and adjacent municipalities of

Maayon Ma-ayon, officially the Municipality of Ma-ayon ( Capiznon/ Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Ma-ayon''; tl, Bayan ng Ma-ayon), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 41,22 ...

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Panitan Panitan, officially the Municipality of Panitan ( Capiznon/ Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Panitan''; tl, Bayan ng Panitan), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 42,565 ...

, Pilar,

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and President Roxas. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Emmanuel A. Billones of the

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(LP).

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References

{{coord missing, Philippines Congressional districts of the Philippines Politics of Capiz 1907 establishments in the Philippines Congressional districts of Western Visayas Constituencies established in 1907