As of 2010, the city mayor is former city vice mayor Angel Alan Celino who was elected during the 2010 election. The city is a center of copra and aquaculture production. The surrounding area grows sugarcane, rice, coconut, fruit, h**p, and to***co. The language spoken in Roxas City are Capiznon and Hiligaynon, otherwise known as Ilonggo. According to the 2007 census, the city has a population of
147,738 people with a density of 1,449/km2 (3,752.8/sq mi)
The abundance of marine life makes Roxas City the "Seafood Capital of the Philippines." This environment-friendly city is home to one of the richest fishing grounds in the country.[citation needed] Roxas City's Baybay Beach is just over 7 kilometers long. The tallest sea cliffs in Western Visayas can be found on the city's north side. Roxas City has been a Hall of Famer of the Regional Cleanest and Greenest Component City in Western Visayas Award of the Gawad Pangulo sa Kapaligiran Program of the national government.
