Cavite

Cavite
Province
Province of Cavite
Cavite Provincial Capitol
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): Historical Capital of the Philippines
Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°16′N 120°52′E / 14.27°N 120.87°E / 14.27; 120.87Coordinates: 14°16′N 120°52′E / 14.27°N 120.87°E / 14.27; 120.87
Country	Philippines
Region	Calabarzon (Region IV-A)
Established	March 10, 1614
Capital	Imus (de jure) Trece Martires (de facto) (seat of government)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Panlalawigan
• Governor	Jesus Crispin Remulla (UNA)
• Vice-Governor	Ramon Revilla III (Lakas-CMD)
Area
• 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)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2015 census)
• 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)	Caviteños
Divisions
• Independent cities	0
• Component cities	7 Bacoor Cavite City Dasmariñas General Trias Imus Tagaytay Trece Martires
• Municipalities	16 Alfonso Amadeo Carmona General Emilio Aguinaldo General Mariano Alvarez Indang Kawit Magallanes Maragondon Mendez Naic Noveleta Rosario Silang Tanza Ternate
• Barangays	829
• Districts	1st to 7th districts of Cavite
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	Tagalog (85%) Others (8%) Bisaya (5%) Bicolano (3%)
• Languages	Tagalog Chavacano
Time zone	PHT (UTC+8)
ZIP code	4100–4126
IDD : area code	+63 (0)46
ISO 3166 code	PH-CAV
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 (Filipino: Lalawigan ng Kabite; Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈkabite]; 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 just 21 kilometers (13 mi) south of the capital, it is one of the most industrialized and fastest growing provinces because of its close proximity to Metro Manila. With a population of 3,678,301 in 2015, it is the most populated province in the country.

For over 300 years, the province has been known as the "Historical Capital of the Philippines" and was the cradle of the Philippine Revolution, the renouncement of Spanish colonial control, which culminated in the Philippine Declaration of Independence on June 12, 1898 in Kawit, Cavite.

Cavite is surrounded by Laguna province to the east, Metro Manila to the northeast, and Batangas province to the south. To the west lies the West Philippine Sea. It is located within the Greater Manila Area, not to be confused with adjacent Metro Manila, the defined capital region.

Cavite is the second smallest province (with the Province of Rizal being the smallest) in the Calabarzon region. Cavite occupies land area of 1,427.06 square kilometres (550.99 sq mi) which is approximately 8.72 percent of Calabarzon's total land area, 2.74 percent of the regional area and 0.48 per cent of the total land area of the Philippines. The municipalities of Maragondon and Silang have the biggest land areas, comprising 165.49 square kilometres (63.90 sq mi) and 156.41 square kilometres (60.39 sq mi) respectively, while the municipality of Noveleta has the smallest land area as indicated by 5.41 square kilometres (2.09 sq mi) or 0.38 percent of the provincial total and area.