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Cavite

Cavite is a province in the region of the island of in the . It is the most densely populated province in the Philippines, with a population of about 3.7 million people.
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Located at a mountain ridge on southern Cavite, the city of provides a mildly cool refuge from Manila's gritty side. It is the unofficial "Second Summer Capital" of the Philippines, and its proximity to Metro Manila draws local and foreign tourists alike.

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, or Dasma in short, is a large city in Cavite. It is at the center or the province, and at the crossroads of two major highways.

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, officially the City of Cavite is a component city in the . 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 in 1954.

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is a city in Cavite, and the de jure capital of the province. The city is the site of Battle of Alapan, a major encounter during the Philippine Revolution on 1898.

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is a suburban city in Cavite. It is a large, overwhelmingly sprawling community south of Manila, and the gateway to the province from the north.

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is a small island in the . It is well-known for its strategic situation at the opening of Bay.

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is a city in Cavite in the and the de facto capital of the province. The city lacks almost anything of tourist importance, but it is a major point for travellers to the inland of southern Cavite.

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is a rural municipality in Cavite, along Aguinaldo Highway. It shares a mildly cool climate with its southern neighbor, , but is somewhat off the beaten track.

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, officially the Municipality of , is an urban municipality in the province of Cavite, . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 123,631.

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is a municipality in Cavite, at the boundary with . Its name derives from the island of , one of the Spice Islands. Some of the Christianized natives from that island settled here after volunteering with the Spanish, who immediately left their garrison on .

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is a municipality, an inland tourist destination at the southern part of Cavite. The town center houses the Spanish-era church, the public market, and the main campus of Cavite State University; the resorts are scattered around the 32 barangays.

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is a town in the western coast of Cavite. It lies to the west of and has the junction to to the north.

Cavite

Latitude of center
14.2554° or 14° 15′ 20″ north
Longitude of center
120.8672° or 120° 52′ 2″ east
Population
4,340,000
Elevation
126 metres (413 feet)
Open­Street­Map ID
node 305704568
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­state
Geo­Names ID
1717639
Wiki­data ID
Q13785
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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Waray—“Cavite” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: “Propinsi Cavite”
  • Arabic: “كافيته”
  • Arabic: “كاويته”
  • Armenian: “Կավիտե”
  • Asturian: “Cavite”
  • Balinese: “Cavite”
  • Banjar: “Cavite”
  • Bengali: “ক্যাভিটে”
  • Capiznon: “Cavite”
  • Catalan: “Cavite”
  • Cebuano: “Cavite”
  • Cebuano: “Lalawigan sa Cavite”
  • Central Bikol: “Cavite”
  • Chavacano: “Cavite”
  • Chavacano: “Provincia de Cavite”
  • Chinese: “Cavite”
  • Chinese: “甲米地省”
  • Chinese: “甲美地省”
  • Danish: “Provins Cavite”
  • Dutch: “Cavite”
  • Esperanto: “Kavito”
  • Finnish: “Cavite”
  • French: “Cavite”
  • French: “province de Cavite”
  • Georgian: “კავიტე”
  • German: “Cavite”
  • German: “Provinz Cavite”
  • Gorontalo: “Cavite”
  • Greek: “Καβίτε”
  • Gujarati: “કેવિટે”
  • Hiligaynon: “Cavite”
  • Hindi: “काविते प्रान्त”
  • Hindi: “काविते”
  • Hungarian: “Cavite”
  • Iloko: “Cavite”
  • Indonesian: “Cavite”
  • Indonesian: “provinsi Kawit”
  • Italian: “provincia di Cavite”
  • Italian: “Provincia di Cavite”
  • Japanese: “カヴィテ”
  • Japanese: “カヴィテ州”
  • Javanese: “Cavite”
  • Kannada: “ಕ್ಯಾವೆಟ್”
  • Kinaray-A: “Cavite”
  • Korean: “카비테주”
  • Latin: “Cavite”
  • Latvian: “Kavite”
  • Lithuanian: “Kavitė”
  • Luxembourgish: “Provënz Cavite”
  • Macedonian: “Кавите”
  • Malay: “Cavite”
  • Marathi: “कवाट”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Cavite”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “甲美地省”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “迦美逮省”
  • Minangkabau: “Cavite”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Cavite”
  • Norwegian: “Cavite”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Cavite”
  • Pampanga: “Cavite”
  • Pangasinan: “Cavite”
  • Persian: “کاویته”
  • Polish: “Cavite”
  • Polish: “Prowincja Cavite”
  • Portuguese: “Cavite”
  • Rinconada Bikol: “Cavite”
  • Russian: “Кавите”
  • Scots: “Cavite”
  • Sinhala: “කවයිට්”
  • South Azerbaijani: “کاویته”
  • Spanish: “Provincia de Cavite”
  • Sundanese: “Cavite”
  • Swedish: “Cavite”
  • Swedish: “Provins Cavite”
  • Tagalog: “Kabite”
  • Tagalog: “Lalawigan ng Cavite”
  • Tagalog: “Lalawigan ng Kabite”
  • Tagalog: “Probinsiya ng Cavite”
  • Tagalog: “Probinsiya ng Kabite”
  • Tagalog: “Probinsya ng Cavite”
  • Tagalog: “Probinsya ng Kabite”
  • Tamil: “கவைட்”
  • Tamil: “காவிட்”
  • Telugu: “కావిటి”
  • Tetum: “Cavite”
  • Thai: “จังหวัดคาบีเต”
  • Thai: “จังหวัดคาวีเต”
  • Turkish: “Cavite”
  • Ukrainian: “Кавіте”
  • Urdu: “کاویت”
  • Venetian: “provinsia de Cavite”
  • Vietnamese: “Cavite”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Cavite”
  • “Cavite”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Cavite”. Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.