Cavite
Type | province |
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Island group | Luzon |
Region | CALABARZON (Region IV‑A) |
Cities | 7 |
Municipalities | 16 |
Barangays | 829 |
Coastal/Landlocked | coastal |
Marine waterbodies | Manila Bay [South China Sea] |
Area (2013) | 1,526.28 km2 (589.30 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | 4,344,829 |
Density (2020) | 2,847 / km2 (7,373 / sq mi) |
Cavite is a province in the Philippines situated in the CALABARZON region occupying the central section of Luzon. Its capital is the City of Imus.
The province has a land area of 1,526.28 square kilometers or 589.30 square miles. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 4,344,829. This represented 26.83% of the total population of the CALABARZON region, 6.99% of the overall population of the Luzon island group, or 3.98% of the entire population of the Philippines. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 2,847 inhabitants per square kilometer or 7,373 inhabitants per square mile.
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Cavite is bordered, clockwise from the Northeast, by the National Capital Region, Laguna, Batangas, and Manila Bay.
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Local government units
Cavite has 16 municipalities and 7 cities. The total number of barangays in the province is 829.
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Name | Type | Population (2020) | Population (2015) | Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020) | Area (2013), in km2 | Density (2020), per km2 | Brgy count |
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Alfonso | municipality | 59,306 | 51,839 | 2.87% | 66.58 | 891 | 32 |
Amadeo | municipality | 41,901 | 37,649 | 2.28% | 36.92 | 1,135 | 26 |
Bacoor | city (CC) | 664,625 | 600,609 | 2.16% | 46.17 | 14,395 | 73 |
Carmona | municipality | 106,256 | 97,557 | 1.81% | 29.75 | 3,572 | 14 |
Cavite City | city (CC) | 100,674 | 102,806 | -0.44% | 10.89 | 9,245 | 84 |
Dasmariñas | city (CC) | 703,141 | 659,019 | 1.37% | 90.13 | 7,801 | 75 |
General Emilio Aguinaldo | municipality | 23,973 | 22,220 | 1.61% | 42.13 | 569 | 14 |
General Mariano Alvarez | municipality | 172,433 | 155,143 | 2.25% | 9.40 | 18,344 | 27 |
General Trias | city (CC) | 450,583 | 314,303 | 7.88% | 90.01 | 5,006 | 33 |
Imus | city (CC), capital | 496,794 | 403,785 | 4.46% | 171.66 | 2,894 | 97 |
Indang | municipality | 68,699 | 65,599 | 0.98% | 74.90 | 917 | 36 |
Kawit | municipality | 107,535 | 83,466 | 5.48% | 25.15 | 4,276 | 23 |
Magallanes | municipality | 23,851 | 22,727 | 1.02% | 73.07 | 326 | 16 |
Maragondon | municipality | 40,687 | 37,720 | 1.61% | 164.61 | 247 | 27 |
Mendez | municipality | 34,879 | 31,529 | 2.15% | 43.27 | 806 | 24 |
Naic | municipality | 160,987 | 111,454 | 8.05% | 75.81 | 2,124 | 30 |
Noveleta | municipality | 49,452 | 45,846 | 1.61% | 16.43 | 3,010 | 16 |
Rosario | municipality | 110,807 | 110,706 | 0.02% | 7.61 | 14,561 | 20 |
Silang | municipality | 295,644 | 248,085 | 3.76% | 209.43 | 1,412 | 64 |
Tagaytay | city (CC) | 85,330 | 71,181 | 3.89% | 65.00 | 1,313 | 34 |
Tanza | municipality | 312,116 | 226,188 | 7.01% | 78.33 | 3,985 | 41 |
Ternate | municipality | 24,653 | 23,157 | 1.33% | 59.93 | 411 | 10 |
Trece Martires | city (CC) | 210,503 | 155,713 | 6.55% | 39.10 | 5,384 | 13 |
Cavite Total | 4,344,829 | 3,678,301 | 3.57% | 1,526.28 | 2,847 | 829 |
Economy
The annual regular revenue of Cavite for the fiscal year of 2016 was ₱3,066,758,338.11.
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Fiscal Year | Annual Regular Income | Change |
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2009 | 1,994,930,958.00 | – |
2010 | 2,030,910,344.00 | 1.80% |
2011 | 2,210,728,104.00 | 8.85% |
2012 | 2,237,783,644.90 | 1.22% |
2013 | 2,253,485,663.00 | 0.70% |
2014 | 2,496,437,434.00 | 10.78% |
2015 | 2,852,751,064.00 | 14.27% |
2016 | 3,066,758,338.11 | 7.50% |
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Demographics
Population by age group
According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Cavite is 15 to 19, with 361,233 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 21,355 individuals.
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Age group | Population (2015) | Age group percentage |
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Under 1 | 69,262 | 1.88% |
1 to 4 | 284,939 | 7.75% |
5 to 9 | 353,560 | 9.61% |
10 to 14 | 349,826 | 9.51% |
15 to 19 | 361,233 | 9.82% |
20 to 24 | 360,471 | 9.80% |
25 to 29 | 331,248 | 9.01% |
30 to 34 | 304,120 | 8.27% |
35 to 39 | 284,298 | 7.73% |
40 to 44 | 235,289 | 6.40% |
45 to 49 | 206,547 | 5.62% |
50 to 54 | 164,604 | 4.48% |
55 to 59 | 129,653 | 3.52% |
60 to 64 | 96,891 | 2.63% |
65 to 69 | 64,772 | 1.76% |
70 to 74 | 35,427 | 0.96% |
75 to 79 | 24,806 | 0.67% |
80 and over | 21,355 | 0.58% |
Total | 3,678,301 | 100.00% |
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Historical population
The population of Cavite grew from 134,779 in 1903 to 4,344,829 in 2020, an increase of 4,210,050 people over the course of 117 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 3.57%, or an increase of 666,528 people, from the previous population of 3,678,301 in 2015.
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Census date | Population | Growth rate |
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134,779 | – | |
157,355 | 0.98% | |
238,581 | 2.10% | |
262,550 | 0.99% | |
378,138 | 3.26% | |
520,180 | 3.17% | |
628,321 | 3.86% | |
771,320 | 4.18% | |
1,152,534 | 4.10% | |
1,610,324 | 6.47% | |
2,063,161 | 5.46% | |
2,856,765 | 4.59% | |
3,090,691 | 2.91% | |
3,678,301 | 3.37% | |
4,344,829 | 3.57% |
The total number of registered voters or electorate in Cavite for the year 2019 was 2,148,899.
National roads
As of December 2016, the National Roads in Cavite are:
Primary Roads
- Cavitex-McDonald-Aguinaldo Road
- Dasmariñas-Carmona Road
- Dasmariñas-Trece Martires City-Naic Road
- Kawit-Noveleta-Diversion Road
- Longos Coastal Flyover Plus 1st Approach Road
- Manila-Cavite (NCR Boundary-Junction Cavite City Section)
- Manila-Cavite Road
- McDonald Junction-Aguinaldo Highway
- McDonald Junction-Aguinaldo NSR to Cavitex
- Noveleta-Naic-Tagaytay Road
- Noveleta-Rosario Diversion Road
- Pala-Pala Diversion Road
- Tanza Diversion Road
- Tanza-Trece Martires City-Indang Road
Secondary Roads
- Carmona Diversion Road
- Cavite-Batangas Road
- Cavitex to Zapote-Alabang Flyover
- Mahogany Avenue
- Maragondon-Magallanes-Amuyong Road
- Naic Junction-Caylabne Road
- Santa Rosa-Ulat-Tagaytay Road
- Tagaytay-Batangas via Tuy Road
- Tagaytay-Cavite via Mendez Road
- Tagaytay-Laguna via Calamba Road
- Tagaytay-Manila via Silang Road
- Tagaytay-Talisay Road
- Ternate-Nasugbu Road
- Zapote-Alabang Flyover to Cavitex
Tertiary Roads
- Crisanto M. de los Reyes Avenue
- Dra. Salamanca Road
- Gen. Evangelista Road
- Indang-Alfonso via Luksuhin Road
- Julian Felipe Boulevard
- Kawit Loop Road
- Labanan sa Binakayan Diversion Road
- M. Gregorio Road
- Marcos Alvarez Road
- McDonald Junction-Alido Bridge
- Molino Boulevard.
- Naic Diversion Road
- Noveleta Diversion Road
- Parkway I
- Parkway II
- S Dock Junction-Airfield via Malinta Road
- S Dock Junction-Airfield via San Jose Point Road
- S Dock Topside Diversion Road
- S Dock Topside Road
- Salawag-Paliparan Road
- Silang By-Pass Road
- Tagaytay-Batangas Arterial Highway
- Tagaytay-Taal Lake Road
- Tejero-Gen. Trias-Amadeo-Tagaytay Road
- Zapote-Salawag-Salitran Road
Notes
- Unless otherwise specified, population count (excluding percentages) and land area figures are derived from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
- Data on registered voters is from the Commission on Elections.
- Maps utilize OpenStreetMap data available under the Open Data Commons Open Database License.
- Data on National Roads is from the Department of Public Works and Highways.