Capiznon people

Capiznon people (Capizeño)
Total population
710,273[1]
Regions with significant populations
Philippines Philippines
(Capiz, Aklan, Iloilo, and Masbate)
Languages
Visayan (mainly Capiznon, followed by Hiligaynon, and Igbok), Filipino, English and Spanish.
Related ethnic groups
Filipinos (Hiligaynons, Aklanons, Karay-a, Masbateños, other Visayans), Austronesian peoples

The Capiznons (Capiznon: mga Capiznon; Spanish: capiceños) are a Visayan ethnic group native to Capiz and the surrounding areas of the Western Visayas region of the Philippines.[2][unreliable source?] They speak Capiceño, a Visayan language. According to Spanish era tribute-censuses Spanish-Filipinos compose 1% of the Capiznon people's population.[3]: 113 

  1. ^ "2010 Census of Population and Housing, Report No. 2A: Demographic and Housing Characteristics (Non-Sample Variables) - Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Capisnon - Ethnic Groups of the Philippines". ethnicgroupsphilippines.com.
  3. ^ ESTADISMO DE LAS ISLAS FILIPINAS TOMO SEGUNDO By Joaquín Martínez de Zúñiga (Original Spanish)