Roxas City is a medium-sized city in the province of Capiz, Philippines and the chief port of Northern Panay. Formerly known as the Municipality of Capiz, where the province got its name, later renamed Roxas City after it became a chartered city on May 12, 1951., the city mayor is former city vice mayor Angel Alan Celino who was elected during the 2010 election.The city is famed for its aquaculture production dubbed as the country's seafood capital. The old Capiz Bridge (now Roxas City Bridge) made the city known as the "Venice of the Visayas".

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