The strategic location of the city, with a wide and rich island and marine resources and vast fertile agricultural land, and the completion of the commercial port and the construction of a fish port, will open a new opportunity for economic growth and competitiveness.

Some three kilometers off the coast of Barangay Cadiz Viejo is a white sand island resort of Lakawon, a popular destination among the local population.

During the short-lived government of the cantonal state of the Federal Republica de Negros, Jose Lopez Vito was elected its president.

At the onset of American rule, Cadiz was on its way to prosperity with the operation of two lumber companies in the area.

The war years stopped these economic activities and brought much suffering to the people of Cadiz.

The resistance movement and the local forces of the Philippine Commonwealth Army units put up the civil government in the mountains to deal with civilian affairs.

Cadiz is located at the northern part of Negros Occidental, 63 kilometres (39 mi) away from the provincial capital of Bacolod.

An area of 7,354.59 hectares is classified as urban land, which includes residential, commercial, industrial and institutional.

Poverty Incidence of Cadiz Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] The total annual income of the city for the year under review is P429,389,619.

It has 11 pawnshops, 16 lending corporation and five banking institutions which provide financial capital to businessmen.

In Barangays Daga and Tiglawigan, for instance, dried fish processing and boat building are the major economic activities.

A P37 million multi-purpose seaport, still under construction, is envisioned to encourage both fishing and commercial vessels to dock in and use the area for trade and industry.

Considering that the police force ratio to the populace is not sufficient, the Civilian Volunteers Organization (CVO) was created to augment the policemen.

Cadiz is a one-hour drive from Bacolod City, the capital of Negros Occidental, by private car and an hour and fifteen minutes ride by a passenger bus.

Buses plying to San Carlos, Dumaguete, and the nearby municipalities make short stopovers here.

These facilities lessen the cost of transportation and likewise shorten the time in transacting business.

Cadiz has a Bureau of Telecommunications and a post Office located at the City Engineer's Compound.

Unlike the post office, home mail delivery of these private companies reaches the rural areas.

The city needs to hire 30 additional personnel to meet the requirement of 32 letter carriers.

Two telephone companies operate in the city, the Philippine Long Distance telephone Company located along Villena Street with a capacity of 1,500 lines and the Globe Fiber Optic Backbone Network support facility located along Cabahug Street.

Cellular sites of Smart, Globe and Sun are also found in the city to cater for the wireless telephone system.

COMSATEL Cable TV located at San Eusebio Subdivision, Barangay Zone 2.

The city has one FM radio station located at Villa Barbas, Barangay Zone 2, with a broadcast power of 104.5 kHz.

Cadiz also receives broadcasts from stations in Bacolod, Manila, Cebu, Iloilo and other nearby provinces or towns and cities.