Cavite City
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city of the Philippines in the province of Cavite
Key facts
- Country
- Philippines
- Region
- Calabarzon
- Province
- Cavite
- District
- 1st district
- Settled
- May 16, 1571
- Cityhood
- September 7, 1940
- Barangays
- 84 (see Barangays )
- Type
- Sangguniang Panlungsod
- Mayor
- Denver Christopher Reyes Chua
- Vice mayor
- Benzen Raleigh G. Rusit
- Representative
- Ramon Jolo Revilla
- City council
- Members Maureen E. Lu Aeign Zackrey Nash V. Aguas Edmund C. Tirona Renan L. Montoya Marrian M. Pinzon Eduardo G. Novero Jr. Franklin A. Nuguid Jesus Jet S. Barrera II Marc Lawrence D. Serrano Mark Anthony A. Amparo
- Electorate
- 69,630 voters ( 2025 )
- Total
- 10.89 km (4.20 sq mi)
- Rank
- 143rd out of 145
- Elevation
- 15 m (49 ft)
- Highest elevation
- 169 m (554 ft)
- Lowest elevation
- 0 m (0 ft)
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Encyclopedic overview
Cavite City, officially the City of Cavite (Chavacano: Ciudad de Cavite; Filipino: Lungsod ng Kabite) is a component city in the Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 98,673 people.
The city was the capital of Cavite Province from its establishment in 1614 until the title was transferred to the newly created, more accessible city of Trece Martires in 1954. Cavite City was originally a small port town, Cavite Puerto, that prospered during the early Spanish colonial period, when it served as the main seaport of Manila. Cavite Puerto hosted the Manila-Acapulco galleon trade, along with other large sea-bound ships. Thereafter, San Roque and La Caridad, two formerly independent towns in Cavite province, were annexed by the city. Today, Cavite City includes the communities of San Antonio (Cañacao and Sangley Point), the southern districts of Santa Cruz and Dalahican, and the outlying islands of the province, such as the historic Corregidor Island.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cavite City” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.