As per the 2020 census, the population of Capiz was recorded to be 804,952 individuals, with a population density of 310 individuals per square kilometer or 800 per square mile.
Inhabitants
Historians and ethnologists have identified three distinct groups of people who have lived in Capiz: the Atis/Aetas, also commonly referred to as Negritos; descendants of the Mundo tribe in central Panay who have Indonesian roots; and the Malays.
The Sulod tribe
The Suludnon, also referred to as the Tumandok, Panay-Bukidnon, or Panayanon Sulud, are an indigenous Visayan group who reside in the mountainous regions of Capiz-Lambunao and Antique-Iloilo on the island of Panay in the Philippines. They are based in the town of Tapaz. The Suludnon speak the Igbok language, which is also known as Ligbok or Sulod language and is part of the West Bisayan subdivision of the Bisayan languages within the Austronesian language family.
