Cavite is a
province of the
Philippines located on the southern shores of
Manila Bay in the
CALABARZON region in
Luzon, just 30 kilometers south of
Manila. Its capital is
Imus[?] and it is surrounded by the provinces of
Laguna to the east and
Batangas to the south. To the west lies the
South China Sea.
Cavite is one of the fastest growing provinces in the country, because of its close proximity to Metro Manila. Many companies, such as Intel, establish manufacturing plants in one of the numerous industrial parks here.
Facts and Figures
Population:
2000 census—2,063,161 (5th largest).
Density—1,601 per km² (highest).
Area: 1,287.6 km² (9th smallest)
People and Culture
Cavite has a total population of 2,063,161 based on the 2000 census.
The main languages spoken are Tagalog and English. Although, due to a large number of immigrants from farther provinces because of Cavite's proximity to Manila, a number of people also speaks other languages such as Bicolano, Cebuano[?], and Iloko[?].
Like the whole country, majority (87%) of the population are Roman Catholic while adherents of Iglesia ni Cristo[?] account for 4% of the population. Most of the rest are members of other Christian sects and some are Muslim.
Economy
Geography
Cavite is subdivided into 19 municipalities and 4 cities.
History
Cavite was one of the first sites of the Philippine Revolution[?], and is the birthplace of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo one of the leaders of the revolution. the Aguinaldo Shrine[?] is located here. Cavite was also the place where Aguinaldo declared the independence of the Philippines from Spain in a ceremony held in Kawit[?] on June 12, 1898.
During the American Period, Cavite was the site of the Cavite Naval Base.
External Links
- Official Website of the Provincial Government of Cavite
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