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Cavite

Province

Province of Cavite

Cavite Provincial Capitol, Located in Trece Martires

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Nickname(s): 
 Historical Capital of the Philippines[1]

Motto(s): 

Dangal at Pag-ibig sa Bayan

("Honor and Love for Country")

Anthem: Cavite Hymn

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Location in the Philippines

Coordinates:  14°16′N 120°52′ECoordinates:  14°16′N 120°52′E

Country Philippines
Region Calabarzon (Region IV-A)

Established March 10, 1614[2][3]

Capital Imus (de jure)

Trece Martires (de facto) (seat of
government)

Government
[4]

 • Type Provincial Council

 • Governor Jonvic Remulla (NP)
 • Vice Governor Jolo Revilla (NPC)

Area
[5][6]

 • Total 1,574.17 km2 (607.79 sq mi)
 • Land 1,426.06 km2 (550.60 sq mi)
Area rank 67th out of 81

Highest elevation 716 m (2,349 ft)

 (Mount
Sungay, Tagaytay)
Lowest elevation 0 m (0 ft)

Population
 (2015 census)[7]
 • Total 3,678,301
 • Rank 1st out of 81
 • Density 2,300/km2 (6,100/sq mi)
 • Density rank 2nd out of 81

Demonym(s) Caviteño
Caviteña

Divisions
 • Independent cities 0
 • Component cities
7[show]
 • Municipalities
16[show]
 • Barangays 829
 • Districts 1st to 8th districts of Cavite

Demographics
 • Ethnic groups Tagalog (85%)
Others (8%)
Bisaya (5%)
Bicolano (3%)
 • Languages Filipino
English
Chavacano
Bicolano
Cebuano
 Ilocano
Hiligaynon
Waray

Time zone UTC+8 (PHT)

ZIP code 4100–4126

IDD : area code  +63 (0)46
ISO 3166 code PH
Native languages Tagalog
Chavacano
Major religions Roman Catholicism
Aglipayan Church
Protestantism
Eastern Orthodoxy
Islam
Ecclesiastical diocese Diocese of Imus (Roman
Catholic)
Diocese of Cavite (Aglipayan
Church)
Diocese of the Philippines
and Vietnam (Eastern Orthodoxy)
Patron saint Our Lady of Solitude of Porta
Vaga [8][9]

Website www.cavite.gov.ph

* Although Imus is the officially-designated capital and seat of

government by P.D. 1163, de facto the provincial government
functions from and remains in Trece Martires.

Cavite, officially the Province of Cavite (Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Kabite; Tagalog

pronunciation: [ˈkäbite̞], [käˈbiːte̞] or [käˈbitɛː]; Chabacano: Provincia de Cavite), is
a province in the Philippines located on the southern shores of Manila Bay in
the Calabarzon region on Luzon island. Situated 21 kilometers (13 mi) southwest
of Metro Manila, it is one of the most industrialized and fastest-growing provinces in the
Philippines. Its population of 3,678,301 (2015) makes it one of the most populated
provinces in the country. Originally agricultural and now a booming bedroom community
for ultracongested Metro Manila, its location just north of Taal volcano poses significant
risks of ashfall, and debris flows through it into Manila Bay.
The de facto capital of the province is Trece Martires, although Imus is the official (de
jure) capital.
For over 300 years, the province played an important role in both the country's colonial
past and eventual fight for independence, earning it the title "Historical Capital of the
Philippines". It became the cradle of the Philippine Revolution, which led to the
renouncement of Spanish colonial control, finally culminating in the Philippine
Declaration of Independence on June 12, 1898 in Kawit, Cavite. The old provincial
capital, Cavite City also hosted docks for the Manila galleon, becoming an essential part
of commerce between Asia and Latin America.