Cavite

This article is about the Philippine province. For the city, see Cavite City. For other uses, see Cavite (disambiguation).

Cavite Kabite
Province
Left to right, top to bottom (from the top): Aguinaldo Shrine, Emilio Aguinaldo Monument, monolith of Mount Pico de Loro, Tagaytay Highlands, Pacific War Memorial in Corregidor, Imus Cathedral
Flag Seal
Nickname:  Historical Capital of the Philippines
Motto(s):  Dangal at Pag-ibig sa Bayan "Honor and Love for Country"
Anthem: Himno ng Kabite "Hymn of Cavite"
Location in the Philippines
Interactive map of Cavite
Coordinates: 14°16′N 120°52′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Calabarzon
Established	1614
De jure capital	Imus
De facto capital	Trece Martires
Largest city	Dasmariñas
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Panlalawigan
• Governor	Francisco Gabriel D. Remulla (NUP)
• Vice Governor	Ramon Vicente H. Bautista (Lakas)
• Legislature	Cavite Provincial Board
Area
• Total	1,574.17 km2 (607.79 sq mi)
• Land	1,426.06 km2 (550.60 sq mi)
• Rank	67th out of 82
Highest elevation (Mount Sungay)	709 m (2,326 ft)
Population  (2024 census)
• Total	4,573,884
• Rank	1st out of 82
• Density	3,207.36/km2 (8,307.02/sq mi)
• Rank	2nd out of 82
Demonym(s)	Caviteño or Kabitenyo (masculine or neutral) Caviteña or Kabitenya (feminine)
Divisions
• Independent cities	0
• Component cities	8 Bacoor Carmona Cavite City Dasmariñas General Trias Imus Tagaytay Trece Martires
• Municipalities	15 Alfonso Amadeo General Emilio Aguinaldo General Mariano Alvarez Indang Kawit Magallanes Maragondon Mendez Naic Noveleta Rosario Silang Tanza Ternate
• Barangays	829
• Districts	Legislative districts of Cavite
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	Tagalog (85%) Others (8%) Bisaya (5%) Bicolano (3%)
• Native languages	Tagalog Chavacano
• Languages	(Major language) Filipino English (Minor language) Bicolano Cebuano Ilocano Hiligaynon Waray Tausug Maranao Kapampangan Maguindanaon
• Major religions	Roman Catholicism Aglipayan Church Episcopal Church Protestantism Eastern Orthodoxy Islam Confucianism Buddhism Taoism Hinduism (since of 9th century) Sikhism
• Feast date	2nd and 3rd Sunday of November
• Ecclesiastical dioceses	Diocese of Imus (Roman Catholic) Diocese of Cavite (Aglipayan Church) Diocese of Central Philippines (Episcopal Church) Diocese of the Philippines and Vietnam (Eastern Orthodoxy)
• Patron saint	Our Lady of Solitude of Porta Vaga
Time zone	UTC+8 (PHT)
IDD : area code	+63 (0)46 +63 (0)2 (Bacoor)
ISO 3166 code	PH-CAV
Website	www.cavite.gov.ph

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Cavite, officially the Province of Cavite (Filipino/Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Kabite/Cavite; ), is a province of the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region. Situated in the southern shores of Manila Bay, it is one of the most industrialized and fastest-growing provinces in the Philippines. The cities of Imus and Trece Martires serves as the de jure and de facto capital respectively, while the city of Dasmariñas is the largest city in the province.

The province holds major historical significance, with most of the Philippine Revolution taking place in several areas of Cavite. The revolution ultimately led to the renouncement Spanish colonial control, culminating in the Philippine Declaration of Independence on June 12, 1898 in the town of Kawit. The old provincial capital, Cavite City, also hosted docks for the Manila galleon, becoming an essential part of commerce between Asia and Latin America at the time.