Kawit (formerly Cavite El Viejo) is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 62,751 people in 13,510 households. It has a land area of 16.7 square kilometers. Image File history File links Map of Cavite showing the location of Kawit, Cavite. ... A municipality (bayan in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing all the regions and their provinces. ... Cavite is a province of the Philippines located on the southern shores of Manila Bay in the CALABARZON region in Luzon, just 30 kilometers south of Manila. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the year 2000. ...
Kawit is the birthplace of Emilio Aguinaldo, the first president of the Republic of the Philippines. It is also home to the Aguinaldo Shrine. Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy (March 22, 1869—February 6, 1964) was a Filipino general, politician, and independence leader. ... The President is the head of state and of the government of the Republic of the Philippines. ... The Aguinaldo Shrine is a national shrine of the Philippines, located in Kawit, Cavite. ...
Barangays
Kawit is politically subdivided into 23 barangays. A barangay (Filipino: baranggay) is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is very similar to a village. ...
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