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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Danilo Atienza Air Base and Sangley Point Airport.
Danilo Atienza Air Base
Aerodrome
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Danilo Atienza Air Base is a military base used by the Philippine Air Force, located on the northern end of the Cavite Peninsula in Manila Bay, Luzon Island, Philippines. It is adjacent to Cavite City, in Cavite Province.
Sangley Point Airport
Aerodrome
Sangley Point Airport, also referred to as Cavite Airport, is a domestic airport at Sangley Point, Cavite City in the Philippines primarily serving general aviation and turbo-propped airliners in the general vicinity of South Luzon and the Greater Manila Area.
Naval Station Pascual Ledesma
Naval base
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Naval Station Pascual Ledesma, also known as Cavite Naval Base or Cavite Navy Yard, is a military installation of the Philippine Navy in Cavite City. In the 1940s and '50s, it was called Philippine Navy Operating Base.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kawit and Noveleta.
Kawit
Photo: Mardonie Cruz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kawit, officially the Municipality of Kawit, is an urban municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 123,631 people.
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.
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
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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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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Cavite” goes by many names.
- Filipino: “Cavite”
- Filipino: “Lungsod ng Cavite”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bautista Hospital and Cavite Peninsula.
Cavite: Must-Visit Destinations
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