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Municipality in Capiz, Philippines
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Panay (pronounced pan-ay with a pause in the dash) is a town in Capiz.
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Panay's main Roman Catholic church, built in a Baroque style during the Spanish era in 1884. Its main highlight is the church bell, which at 10 tonnes, is dubbed as the heaviest in Asia. There is also an ecclesiastical museum.
A stretch of black sand along the barangays of Pawa and Buntod.
An uninhabited islet surrounded by white sand beaches and coral reefs.
The largest mangrove forest in Panay Island, with an area of . It is situated at the mouth of the Panay River and covers the barangays of Lat-asan and Buntod.
Panay is along the Iloilo East Coast-Capiz Road, part of the circumferential highway network that encircles Panay Island. The nearest airport is in Roxas City, a 20-minute drive away.
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