Ternate, Cavite
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| Motto: A major tourism growth center | ||
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| Coordinates: 14°17′N 120°43′E / 14.28°N 120.72°ECoordinates: 14°17′N 120°43′E / 14.28°N 120.72°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | CALABARZON (Region IV-A) | |
| Province | Cavite | |
| Congr. district | 7th District of Cavite | |
| Incorporated | 1663 | |
| Barangays | 10 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Herminio C. Lindo | |
| • Vice Mayor | Salvador Jr. C. Gubio | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 59.93 km2 (23.14 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 23,157 | |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 4111 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)46 | |
| Website | www |
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Ternate (Chabacano: Municipalidad de Ternate) is a fourth-class municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 23,157 people.
The Merdicas (also spelled Mardicas or Mardikas) were Catholic natives of the islands of Ternate and Tidore of the Moluccas, converted during the Portuguese occupation of the islands by Jesuit missionaries. The islands were later captured by the Spanish who vied for their control with the Dutch. In 1663, the Spanish garrison in Ternate were forced to pull out to defend Manila against an impending invasion by the Chinese pirate Koxinga (sacrificing the Moluccas to the Dutch in doing so). A number of Merdicas volunteered to help, eventually being resettled in a sandbar near the mouth of the Maragondon river (known as the Bahra de Maragondon) and Tanza, Cavite.
The invasion did not occur as Koxinga fell ill and died. The Merdicas community eventually integrated into the local population. Today, the place is called Ternate after the island of Ternate in the Moluccas, and the descendants of the Merdicas continue to use their Spanish creole (with Portuguese and Papuan influence) which came to be known as Ternateño Chabacano.
Ternate is politically subdivided into ten barangays (three urban and seven rural).
In the 2015 census, the population of Ternate, Cavite, was 23,157 people, with a density of 390 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,000 inhabitants per square mile.
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