Kawit
Kawit is a municipality in Cavite. It is famous for being the place where Philippine independence was proclaimed in 1898 and for being the hometown of the Philippines' first president, Emilio Aguinaldo.Places of Interest
Highlights include Aguinaldo Shrine and Island Cove.
Aguinaldo Shrine
Museum
Photo: Ramon FVelasquez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Emilio Aguinaldo Shrine is a national shrine located in Kawit, Cavite in the Philippines, where the Philippine Declaration of Independence from Spain was declared on June 12, 1898, or Independence Day.
Island Cove
Islet
Island Cove was an online gambling complex primarily owned and controlled by Chinese nationals located on Island Cove and Animal Island in Kawit, Cavite, Philippines.
Site of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence
Memorial
Photo: Ramon FVelasquez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Site of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence is a memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Noveleta.
Noveleta
Photo: Ramon FVelasquez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Noveleta is a town in the western coast of Cavite. It lies to the west of Kawit and has the junction to Cavite City to the north.
Kawit
- Type: Locality with 124,000 residents
- Also known as: “Bayan ng Kawit” and “Municipality of Kawit”
- Location: Cavite, Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
14.4461° or 14° 26′ 46″ northLongitude
120.9015° or 120° 54′ 6″ eastPopulation
124,000Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
7Q62CWW2+CJGeoNames ID
1709007
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Kawit” goes by many names.
- Filipino: “Cavite El Viejo”
- Filipino: “Cavite Viejo”
- Filipino: “Kawit”
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Notable Places Nearby
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