Silang, Cavite
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| Nickname(s): Food Bastion of Metro Manila | ||
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| Coordinates: 14°13′50″N 120°58′30″E / 14.23056°N 120.975°ECoordinates: 14°13′50″N 120°58′30″E / 14.23056°N 120.975°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | CALABARZON (Region IV-A) | |
| Province | Cavite | |
| Districts | 5th District of Cavite | |
| Incorporated | 1917 | |
| Barangays | 64 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Emilia Lourdes Poblete (Lakas-CMD) | |
| • Vice Mayor | Rosalie B. Loyola (LP) | |
| Area | ||
| • Municipality | 209.43 km2 (80.86 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Municipality | 248,085 | |
| • Rank | 7out of 1,489 Municipalities | |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 65,844 | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 4118 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)46 | |
| Website | www |
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The Municipality of Silang (Filipino: Bayan ng Silang) is a first class landlocked municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 248,085 people.
Silang is located in the eastern section of Cavite. It is home to the Philippine National Police Academy, PDEA Academy, and International Institute of Rural Reconstruction head office.
With the continuous expansion of Metro Manila, the municipality is now part of the Manila's conurbation which spans southward toward Lipa City.
The municipality of Silang is 43 kilometres (27 mi) south of Manila. General Trias, Dasmariñas and General Mariano Alvarez (GMA) bound it on the north and on the west by Amadeo, Tagaytay on the south. Silang is noted for its relatively cool and invigorating climate.
Silang is politically subdivided into 64 barangays.
The name Silang was derived from the Tagalog word silanganan meaning "east", because the town is seated at the eastern portion of Cavite. A legend claims that it was coined from the Tagalog word isinilang or "given birth to", referring to the sudden and unusual emergence of the parish church. It may also refer to the new emergence of the land from the eruption of Taal Volcano on May 15, 1754. Whereas, three barangays of Silang are called Tubuan I, II & III.
The traditional origins of the town are attributed to ten Bornean datus who sailed northward on board balangays and ended in Silang through Taal Lake. Its first settlers were Gat Hingiw, his wife Gat Kaliwanag, and their seven children, who later moved to different parts of the town and established their respective barangays. Gat Pandan stayed in the original community and developed the area.
During the start of the Spanish colonization of the Philippines, tracts of land were given by the King of Spain to the conquistadores and their descendants, who collected tributes from the people residing in their acquired lands. Silang originally belonged to the encomienda (land grant) of Diego Jorge de Villalobos; his claim extended to what is today the towns of Carmona, Amadeo, Indang, Alfonso, General Trias, and Tanza.
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