Dasmariñas, Province of Cavite

Summary data
Typecity (component)
Island groupLuzon
RegionCALABARZON (Region IV‑A)
ProvinceCavite
Barangay count75
Coastal/Landlockedlandlocked
Marine waterbodiesnone (landlocked)
Philippine major island(s)Luzon
Area (2013)90.13 km2 (34.80 sq mi)
Population (2020)703,141
Density (2020)7,801 / km2 (20,205 / sq mi)
Coordinates14° 20' North, 120° 56' East (14.3270, 120.9370)
Estimated elevation above sea level88.8 meters (291.1 feet)

Dasmariñas is a landlocked component city in the coastal province of Cavite.

The city has a land area of 90.13 square kilometers or 34.80 square miles which constitutes 5.91% of Cavite's total area. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 703,141. This represented 16.18% of the total population of Cavite province, or 4.34% of the overall population of the CALABARZON region. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 7,801 inhabitants per square kilometer or 20,205 inhabitants per square mile.

Barangays

Dasmariñas has 75 barangays as shown in the following table.

Demographic profile of barangays
Local government units of Dasmariñas
BarangayPopulation percentage (2020)Population (2020)Population (2015)Change (2015‑2020)Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020)
Burol1.69%11,9028,26044.09%7.99%
Burol I2.46%17,28715,7519.75%1.98%
Burol II0.86%6,0254,83824.53%4.73%
Burol III1.55%10,9219,07720.32%3.97%
Datu Esmael1.13%7,96913,112-39.22%-9.95%
Emmanuel Bergado I1.14%8,0027,3868.34%1.70%
Emmanuel Bergado II0.40%2,7962,982-6.24%-1.35%
Fatima I0.96%6,7826,2917.80%1.59%
Fatima II0.61%4,3054,0237.01%1.44%
Fatima III0.52%3,6843,712-0.75%-0.16%
H-21.32%9,3069,477-1.80%-0.38%
Langkaan I3.83%26,93921,42625.73%4.94%
Langkaan II4.79%33,65130,19711.44%2.31%
Luzviminda I0.51%3,5653,2858.52%1.74%
Luzviminda II0.69%4,8684,6883.84%0.80%
Paliparan I1.44%10,1257,15341.55%7.59%
Paliparan II2.96%20,80417,88116.35%3.24%
Paliparan III10.37%72,94568,2246.92%1.42%
Sabang2.46%17,32914,68018.04%3.55%
Saint Peter I0.33%2,2872,553-10.42%-2.29%
Saint Peter II0.35%2,4712,4620.37%0.08%
Salawag11.20%78,77880,136-1.69%-0.36%
Salitran I0.73%5,1585,626-8.32%-1.81%
Salitran II1.75%12,33711,3718.50%1.73%
Salitran III2.19%15,39614,9492.99%0.62%
Salitran IV1.68%11,8198,64336.75%6.81%
Sampaloc I1.09%7,6626,61215.88%3.15%
Sampaloc II2.59%18,22514,12729.01%5.51%
Sampaloc III1.96%13,80710,46931.88%6.00%
Sampaloc IV5.93%41,67839,9504.33%0.90%
Sampaloc V0.46%3,2523,2240.87%0.18%
San Agustin I1.70%11,9718,47141.32%7.55%
San Agustin II1.66%11,69210,51411.20%2.26%
San Agustin III1.45%10,17810,204-0.25%-0.05%
San Andres I0.61%4,2593,17334.23%6.39%
San Andres II0.48%3,4053,455-1.45%-0.31%
San Antonio de Padua I0.48%3,4073,1109.55%1.94%
San Antonio de Padua II0.44%3,0623,091-0.94%-0.20%
San Dionisio0.96%6,7416,980-3.42%-0.73%
San Esteban0.65%4,5834,2198.63%1.76%
San Francisco I0.44%3,0993,0302.28%0.48%
San Francisco II0.48%3,3633,495-3.78%-0.81%
San Isidro Labrador I0.69%4,8345,237-7.70%-1.67%
San Isidro Labrador II0.35%2,4632,19412.26%2.46%
San Jose1.70%11,9258,95533.17%6.21%
San Juan0.52%3,6673,6121.52%0.32%
San Lorenzo Ruiz I0.47%3,3113,1903.79%0.79%
San Lorenzo Ruiz II0.61%4,2754,1094.04%0.84%
San Luis I0.56%3,9633,9211.07%0.22%
San Luis II0.62%4,3364,524-4.16%-0.89%
San Manuel I0.40%2,8222,7034.40%0.91%
San Manuel II0.37%2,5813,037-15.01%-3.37%
San Mateo0.70%4,9504,8771.50%0.31%
San Miguel0.59%4,1184,240-2.88%-0.61%
San Miguel II0.32%2,2722,390-4.94%-1.06%
San Nicolas I0.29%2,0712,0053.29%0.68%
San Nicolas II0.65%4,5764,851-5.67%-1.22%
San Roque0.41%2,8552,949-3.19%-0.68%
San Simon0.89%6,2426,909-9.65%-2.11%
Santa Cristina I0.47%3,3073,2192.73%0.57%
Santa Cristina II0.50%3,5053,782-7.32%-1.59%
Santa Cruz I0.73%5,1124,8645.10%1.05%
Santa Cruz II0.30%2,1382,323-7.96%-1.73%
Santa Fe0.90%6,3146,750-6.46%-1.40%
Santa Lucia0.79%5,5346,754-18.06%-4.11%
Santa Maria0.72%5,0685,135-1.30%-0.28%
Santo Cristo0.65%4,5514,635-1.81%-0.38%
Santo Niño I0.41%2,8592,8470.42%0.09%
Santo Niño II0.39%2,7372,7360.04%0.01%
Victoria Reyes1.97%13,83814,248-2.88%-0.61%
Zone I0.60%4,2193,75612.33%2.48%
Zone I-B0.80%5,5956,263-10.67%-2.35%
Zone II0.24%1,6771,25833.31%6.24%
Zone III0.54%3,8215,168-26.06%-6.16%
Zone IV0.54%3,7703,27115.26%3.03%
Dasmariñas Total703,141659,0196.70%1.37%

Economy

The annual regular revenue of Dasmariñas for the fiscal year of 2016 was 1,874,816,420.91.

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Annual regular income of Dasmariñas (2009‑2016)
Fiscal YearAnnual Regular IncomeChange
2009
20101,103,561,399.11
20111,138,546,453.603.17%
20121,149,910,647.901.00%
20131,229,119,806.876.89%
20141,389,947,093.3113.08%
20151,647,006,583.8118.49%
20161,874,816,420.9113.83%

End notes:

  • Annual Regular Income = Locally Sourced Revenue + Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) Current Year + Other Shares from National Tax Collection
  • Locally Sourced Revenue = Real Property Tax (General Fund) + Tax on Business + Other Taxes + Regulatory Fees + Service/User Charges + Receipts from Economic Enterprises

Demographics

Households

The household population of Dasmariñas in the 2015 Census was 657,529 broken down into 147,799 households or an average of 4.45 members per household.

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Number of households in Dasmariñas (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
136,48625,3275.39
262,31451,1895.12
379,22877,3154.90
555,935115,6904.81
575,669126,2294.56
657,529147,7994.45

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Dasmariñas is 15 to 19, with 71,265 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 2,954 individuals.

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Population of Dasmariñas by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 112,3091.87%
1 to 450,8307.71%
5 to 964,3639.77%
10 to 1464,7599.83%
15 to 1971,26510.81%
20 to 2468,44210.39%
25 to 2958,0968.82%
30 to 3449,3727.49%
35 to 3946,1827.01%
40 to 4441,2326.26%
45 to 4938,2275.80%
50 to 5430,8614.68%
55 to 5923,2943.53%
60 to 6416,6552.53%
65 to 6910,5361.60%
70 to 745,7600.87%
75 to 793,8820.59%
80 and over2,9540.45%
Total659,019100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 43.34
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 5.21
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 48.55
  • Median Age: 24.82

Historical population

The population of Dasmariñas grew from 3,028 in 1903 to 703,141 in 2020, an increase of 700,113 people over the course of 117 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.37%, or an increase of 44,122 people, from the previous population of 659,019 in 2015.

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Population of Dasmariñas (1903‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
3,028
3,8751.57%
8,3233.90%
9,0120.82%
11,7442.36%
17,9484.24%
22,8054.92%
51,89417.87%
136,55610.16%
262,40613.02%
379,5208.23%
556,3305.42%
575,8171.26%
659,0192.60%
703,1411.37%

The total number of registered voters or electorate in Dasmariñas for the year 2019 was 389,108, broken down into 175,824 males and 213,284 females.

Location

The city center of Dasmariñas is situated at approximately 14° 20' North, 120° 56' East, in the island of Luzon. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 88.8 meters or 291.1 feet above mean sea level.

Distances

Based on the great-circle distance (the shortest distance between two points over the surface of the Earth), the cities closest to Dasmariñas are General Trias, Cavite, Trece Martires, Cavite, Imus, Cavite, San Pedro, Laguna, Muntinlupa, and Bacoor, Cavite. The nearest municipalities are General Mariano Alvarez, Cavite, Tanza, Cavite, Silang, Cavite, Noveleta, Cavite, Carmona, Cavite, and Rosario, Cavite. Its distance from the national capital is 29.53 kilometers (18.35 miles). The following list delineates such distance measurements.

great-circle distance

Nearest towns

Nearest cities

Distance from Manila: 29.53 kilometers (18.35 miles) to the North (N9°E)

Notes

  1. Unless otherwise specified, population count (excluding percentages), household data, and land area figures are derived from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
  2. Data on registered voters is from the Commission on Elections.
  3. Data on annual regular income is from the Bureau of Local Government Finance, Department of Finance
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