Ternate, Cavite

Ternate

Bahra
Ternate Bahra
Municipality
	Municipality of Ternate
	(From left) The municipal hall, the town's welcome arch at the border with Maragondón, Santo Niño Parish Church, the town plaza, and the public market
	Seal
	Nickname: Hispanic Centre of Luzon
	Map of Cavite with Ternate highlighted
	OpenStreetMap
	Ternate Location within the Philippines
	Coordinates: 14°17′N 120°43′E / 14.28°N 120.72°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Calabarzon
Province	Cavite
District	8th district
Founded	1857
Annexation to Naic	October 15, 1903
Chartered	January 1, 1916
Named for	Ternate island, Indonesia
Barangays	10 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Lamberto D. Bambao
• Vice Mayor	Salvador C. Gubio Jr.
• Representative	Aniela Bianca D. Tolentino
• Municipal Council	Members
• Electorate	17,513 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	59.93 km2 (23.14 sq mi)
Elevation	53 m (174 ft)
Highest elevation	649 m (2,129 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	24,653
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
• Households	6,344
Demonym	Ternateño
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	5.56% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 122.1 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 490.7 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 110.7 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 337.5 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Manila Electric Company (Meralco)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	4111
PSGC	042121000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)46
Native languages	Chavacano; Tagalog
Website	www.ternate.cavite.gov.ph

Ternate, officially the Municipality of Ternate (Tagalog: Bayan ng Ternate, Chavacano: Municipio de Ternate), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,653 people.^[3]

Formerly known as Bahra, the municipality is named after Ternate island of Indonesia where migrants from then Dutch East Indies originated.

Ternate is 47 kilometres (29 mi) from Imus and 57 kilometres (35 mi) from Manila.

^ Municipality of Ternate | (DILG)
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b Census of Population (2020). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

[1] Municipality of Ternate | (DILG)

[popcen2015_r3-2] "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.

[PSA20–04-3] Census of Population (2020). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[4] "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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