Kawit

Kawit
Cavite el Viejo
Municipality of Kawit
Aguinaldo Shrine
Flag of Kawit
Official seal of Kawit
Nickname(s): 
Site of the Declaration of Independence, Flag Town of the Republic
Motto(s): 
Alab ng Puso
(Flaming Heart)
Map of Cavite with Kawit highlighted
Map of Cavite with Kawit highlighted
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Kawit is located in Philippines
Kawit
Kawit
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°26′N 120°54′E / 14.43°N 120.9°E / 14.43; 120.9
CountryPhilippines
RegionCalabarzon
ProvinceCavite
District 1st district
Founded1587 or August 1, 1600
RenamedSeptember 20, 1907 (as Kawit)
Barangays23 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorAngelo Emilio G. Aguinaldo
 • Vice MayorEdward R. Samala Jr.
 • RepresentativeRamon Revilla III
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate62,698 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total25.15 km2 (9.71 sq mi)
Elevation
6.0 m (19.7 ft)
Highest elevation
47 m (154 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total107,535
 • Density4,300/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
 • Households
29,082
DemonymKawiteño
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
10.13
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 364.5 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 582.3 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 383.4 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 178.9 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityManila Electric Company (Meralco)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4104
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)46
Native languagesTagalog

Kawit, officially the Municipality of Kawit (Tagalog: Bayan ng Kawit), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 107,535.[3] It is one of the notable places that had a major role in the country's history during the 1800s and 1900s.

Formerly known as Cavite el Viejo, it is the location of his home, and the name Kawit is from the word kalawit, the Aguinaldo Shrine, where independence from Spain was declared on June 12, 1898. It is also the birthplace of Emilio Aguinaldo, the first president of the Philippines, who from 1895 to 1897, served as the municipality's chief executive.

Kawit is 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from Imus and 23 kilometres (14 mi) from Manila.

  1. ^ Municipality of Kawit | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

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