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The city has been known by at least two Tagalog names. The first, Tangway, was the name given to the area by Tagalog settlers. Tangway means "peninsula." The second is Kawit or "hook," referring to the hook-shaped landform along the coast of Bacoor Bay, [6] and from which the Chinese Keit and Spanish Cavite are derived.
Cavite is the second-smallest province in the Calabarzon region, only after Rizal. Cavite occupies a land area of 1,526.28 square kilometers (589.30 sq mi), which is approximately 9.05% of Calabarzon's total land area, 3.07% of the regional area and 0.48% of the total land area of the Philippines.
Lino Dimaala Bocalan (28 September 1928 – 4 March 2000) was a Filipino businessman and politician from Tanza who served as the 26th governor of Cavite.Born to a poor family, he lived as an illiterate fisherman.
Pages in category "History of Cavite" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 1st Salinas ...
Bahasa Indonesia; Italiano; Latina; ... History of Cavite (34 P) M. Mass media in Cavite (1 C) O. Organizations based in Cavite (1 C, 3 P) P. People from Cavite (8 C ...
President Sukarno of Indonesia greeted at Beijing airport by Mao Zedong flocked by Indonesian-Chinese flags Mao Zedong and Sukarno. After the Indonesia's independence in 1945 and the acknowledgement of its sovereignty from the Dutch in 1949, Indonesia established political relations with China (previously with Republic of China and later with People's Republic of China) in 1950. [21]
The mass exodus of people here in Dasmariñas is also brought about by the industrial boom which brought about more jobs. There are also a big number of foreign residents such as Koreans, Chinese, Japanese, Americans, Hindus, Britons and Eurasians. Because of this, Dasmariñas can be also considered as the "Melting Pot" of Cavite. [38]
Niah Cave entrance at sunset. The region was already inhabited by Homo erectus from approximately 1,500,000 years ago during the Middle Pleistocene age. [22] Data analysis of stone tool assemblages and fossil discoveries from Indonesia, Southern China, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and more recently Cambodia [23] and Malaysia [24] has established Homo erectus migration routes and episodes of ...