Indang

Indang
Municipality
The Church of St. Gregory, located in poblacion
Seal
Nickname(s): Upland Market Center
Map of Cavite showing the location of Indang
Indang Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°12′N 120°53′E / 14.2°N 120.88°E / 14.2; 120.88Coordinates: 14°12′N 120°53′E / 14.2°N 120.88°E / 14.2; 120.88
Country	Philippines
Region	CALABARZON (Region IV-A)
Province	Cavite
Congr. districts	7th District of Cavite
Founded	1655
Barangays	36
Government
• Mayor	Perfecto V. Fidel (UNA)
• Vice Mayor	Ismael D. Rodil (UNA)
Area
• Total	74.90 km2 (28.92 sq mi)
Elevation	230 m (750 ft)
Population (2015 census)
• Total	65,599
• Density	880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	4122
IDD : area code	+63 (0)46
Income class	1st class
Website	www.indang.gov.ph

Indang is a first class municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 65,599 people.

Indang has a public market, or palengke, where goods such as vegetables, seafood, meat, and household items are sold. One public market is located in Poblacion 4.

A British village and formerly British school have been established in Barangay Calumpang Lejos, Cavite.

Indang is an inland municipality with an area of 8,920 hectares. It is centrally located in the province of Cavite. It is bounded on the north by the municipality of Naic and Trece Martires City, on the south by municipality of Mendez and Tagaytay City, on the west by municipalities of Alfonso and Maragondon, and on the east by the municipalities of Amadeo and General Trias.

The topography of Indang is characterized by gently sloping or rolling terrain. Almost 40.36% of its total land area is within the slope grade of 3-8% while 2,135 hectares is within the slope range of 8-15% which is characterized by undulating/sloping terrain.

The land elevation ranges from 230 to 380 meters above sea level. The land area is furthermore fairy well dissected by numerous creeks and streams that are deeply cut, characterized by steep and abrupt banks. These almost parallel drainage lines flow in northern direction to discharge into either Manila Bay or Laguna de Bay.

Indang is politically subdivided into 36 Barangays.

Indang (originally called Indan) was established as a town in 1655, when it was administratively separated from the nearby town of Silang, Cavite. The name "Indan" was derived from the Tagalog word "indang" or "inrang", a tree which grew there.

A part of Silang for about 70 years, the municipality of Indang was organized with a prominent native, Juan Dimabiling, as the first gobernadorcillo. The distance between the barrio of Indang and the poblacion of Silang caused the residents of the former great difficulty in transacting officials business and attending religious services. This led the people of Indang to petition higher authorities for the conversion of the barrio into a separate municipality. The petition was granted, and Indang became full-fledged town in 1655.