The Panay River (known as Pan-ay River) is the longest river on

Panay Island Panay is the sixth-largest and fourth-most populous island in the Philippines, with a total land area of and has a total population of 4,542,926 as of 2020 census. Panay comprises 4.4 percent of the entire population of the country. The City ...

in the

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, with a total length of approximately and a

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area of . It drains almost the entire province of

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and northern portion of

Iloilo Iloilo (), officially the Province of Iloilo ( hil, Kapuoran sang Iloilo; krj, Kapuoran kang Iloilo; tl, Lalawigan ng Iloilo), is a province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is the City of Iloilo, the ...

province. The source of the Panay River is on the slopes of Mount Igabon–Mount Angas Mountain Range. Starting in

Tapaz Tapaz, officially the Municipality of Tapaz ( Capiznon/ Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Tapaz''; Aklanon: ''Banwa it Tapaz''; krj, Banwa kang Tapaz/Banwa ka Tapaz; tl, Bayan ng Tapaz), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippine ...

, it runs southward and changing its direction toward east-northeast to

Dumalag Dumalag, officially the Municipality of Dumalag ( Capiznon/ Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Dumalag''; tl, Bayan ng Dumalag), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 30,098 ...

and

Cuartero Cuartero, officially the Municipality of Cuartero (Capiznon/ Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Cuartero''; tl, Bayan ng Cuartero), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27, ...

, then traversing north through the municipalities of

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and

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 ...

. In

Panay Panay is the sixth-largest and fourth-most populous island in the Philippines, with a total land area of and has a total population of 4,542,926 as of 2020 census. Panay comprises 4.4 percent of the entire population of the country. The City o ...

the river splits, with the primary branch emptying into the

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Roxas City Roxas City, officially the City of Roxas (Capiznon language, Capiznon/ hil, Dakbanwa sang Roxas; fil, Lungsod ng Roxas), is a 3rd class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and capital of the Provinces of the Philippi ...

Tributaries

The main

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of the river are the Tapaz River and

Mambusao River Mambusao, officially the Municipality of Mambusao (Capiznon language, Capiznon/Hiligaynon language, Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Mambusao''; tl, Bayan ng Mambusao), is a 3rd class municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Provi ...

on the left and the Badbaran River and Maayon River on the right. Panay River list of tributaries by length: #

(sub-basin area ) # Badbaran River (sub-basin area ) # Ma-ayon River (sub-basin area ) # Tapaz River

References

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