Panay River | |
Pushpin Map: | Visayas#Philippines |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Panay River mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Philippines |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Western Visayas |
Subdivision Type3: | Province |
Subdivision Name3: | Capiz |
Subdivision Type4: | City/municipality |
Length: | [1] |
Discharge1 Avg: | 119.75m3/s |
Source1: | Central Panay Mountain Range |
Source1 Location: | Mount Angas, Tapaz, Capiz |
Mouth: | Sibuyan Sea |
Mouth Location: | Roxas, Capiz |
Mouth Elevation: | 0m (00feet) |
Basin Size: | 2203.76km2 |
The Panay River (known as Pan-ay River) is the longest river on Panay Island in the Philippines, with a total length of approximately and a drainage basin area of .[2] It drains almost the entire province of Capiz and northern portion of Iloilo province.
The source of the Panay River is on the slopes of Mount Igabon–Mount Angas Mountain Range. Starting in Tapaz, it runs southward and changing its direction toward east-northeast to Dumalag and Cuartero, then traversing north through the municipalities of Dao and Panitan. In Panay the river splits, with the primary branch emptying into the Sibuyan Sea at Roxas City.[2]
The main tributaries of the river are the Tapaz River and Mambusao River on the left and the Badbaran River and Maayon River on the right.
Panay River list of tributaries by length: