Cavite
Cavite City, officially the City of Cavite 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.Places of Interest
Highlights include San Roque Church and Fort San Felipe.
San Roque Church
Church
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The Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Solitude of Porta Vaga, commonly known as San Roque Parish Church, is a Latin Rite Roman Catholic church in Cavite City on Luzon island, the Philippines.
Fort San Felipe
Bunker
Photo: Historia Caviteño, CC BY 4.0.
Fort San Felipe is a military fortress in Cavite City, Philippines. It was constructed by the Spanish military in 1609 in the first port town of Cavite, the historic core of the present and larger Cavite City, for its protection.
Cavite National High School
School
Cavite National High School formerly known as Cavite High School is a Secondary school located at the City of Cavite in the Philippines. It was established on June 19, 1902, and it is the first and oldest national secondary school in the Philippines.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kawit.
Kawit
Photo: Mardonie Cruz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Cavite
- Type: Locality with 98,700 residents
- Also known as: “Cavite La Punta”, “Cavite Nuevo”, and “Ciudad de Cavite”
- Location: Cavite, Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
14.4795° or 14° 28′ 46″ northLongitude
120.8897° or 120° 53′ 23″ eastPopulation
98,700Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
7Q62FVHQ+QVGeoNames ID
1717638
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In Other Languages
“Cavite” goes by many names.
- Filipino: “Cavite”
- Filipino: “Lungsod ng Cavite”
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