Capiz's 2nd congressional district

Capiz's 2nd congressional district
Constituency
for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Map
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Location of Capiz within the Philippines
ProvinceCapiz
RegionWestern Visayas
Population348,171 (2015)[1]
Electorate217,670 (2016)[2]
Major settlements
Area1,864.23 km2 (719.78 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created1907
RepresentativeJane T. Castro
Political party  Lakas
Congressional blocMajority

Capiz's 2nd congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Capiz. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916.[3] The district consists of the municipalities of Cuartero, Dao, Dumalag, Dumarao, Ivisan, Jamindan, Mambusao, Sapian, Sigma and Tapaz. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Jane T. Castro of the Lakas–CMD (Lakas).[4]

  1. ^ "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "Philippines 2016 Voters Profile". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  4. ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 26, 2020.