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Cavite City

Cavite City (About Cavite City, Geopgraphy, Population, History, Barangays, How to get to Cavite City)

The City of Cavite is a fourth class city in the province of Cavite, Philippines. The city occupies a hook shaped peninsula jutting out into Manila Bay. Cavite City used to be the capital of the province. The historic island of Corregidor and the adjacent islands and detached rocks of Caballo, Carabao, El Fraile and [...]

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history of cavite

Why is Cavite the History Capital of the Philippines?

Cavite belongs to the CALABARZON region and is situated 30 kilometers south of Manila. Cavite is named as the Historical Capital of the Philippines. It is the cradle of Philippine Revolution, and the birthplace of Philippine Independence. Cavite got its name from a Tagalog word kawit (which means hook) owing to the hook-shaped land on [...]

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