General Emilio Aguinaldo, Cavite
General Emilio Aguinaldo
Bailen | |
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Municipality of General Emilio Aguinaldo | |
Nickname: Center for Agro Modernization | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 14°11′N 120°48′E / 14.18°N 120.8°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Calabarzon |
Province | Cavite |
District | 8th district |
Founded | 1858 |
Renamed | June 19, 1965 |
Named for | Emilio Aguinaldo |
Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Nelia Bencito Angeles (NP) |
• Vice Mayor | Louel Gloriani Golfo (NP) |
• Representative | Abraham N. Tolentino |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 16,934 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 42.13 km2 (16.27 sq mi) |
Elevation | 234 m (768 ft) |
Highest elevation | 643 m (2,110 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 23,973 |
• Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
• Households | 5,323 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 16.09 |
• Revenue | ₱ 147.7 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 252.3 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 120.1 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 34.18 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Manila Electric Company (Meralco) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 4124 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)46 |
Native languages | Tagalog |
Website | www |
General Emilio Aguinaldo, officially the Municipality of General Emilio Aguinaldo (Template:Lang-tgl), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,973 people.[3]
The town is also known by its former official name of Bailen. The municipality's current official name was adopted in 1965 and is named after Emilio Aguinaldo, the president of the First Philippine Republic, who died the year before the rename. In 2012, municipality administrators voted to revert the town's name back to Bailen; however, this has yet to be ratified.
History
The municipality of General Emilio Aguinaldo used to be a separate Catholic parish in the town of adjacent Maragondon. It was founded by virtue of a decree issued on August 28, 1857, by Archbishop Fray Aranguren, OSA, of the Archdiocese of Manila. The decree separated the barrios of Batas and Guyong-guyong from the town of Maragondon, naming the new parish Bailen after a town in the province of Jaén. It is recounted that a group of citizens from Barrio Batas petitioned Spanish Governor-General Fernando Norzagaray to convert their barrio into a municipality because of its distance from the town proper. Giving due course to the petition, the Spanish governor approved the request on August 2, 1858.
Bailen, the town's original name, is said to be coined from the Spanish word "bailar", meaning "to dance". Another claim is that it was named after a Spanish town of the same name, and it is much more plausible. The American civil government, from 1899 to 1901, reduced the number of towns to facilitate the military policy of concentrating the civilian population of the poblaciones. The Philippine Commission approved Act No. 947 on October 15, 1903, annexing the municipalities of Bailen and Mendez to Alfonso, thus becoming barrios of Alfonso. The Philippine Commission, for the second time in 1904, reorganized the entire province of Cavite reducing its 22 municipalities to 9 groups of towns. Bailen was annexed to Mendez. Bailen was reconverted into an independent municipality in 1915, with the complete restoration of peace and order in Cavite.[5]
On June 19, 1965, with the signing of Republic Act No. 4346,[6] the town's name, Bailen, was changed to General Emilio Aguinaldo, in honor of the first Philippine president who died the year before.
On September 3, 2012, administrators voted to revert the town's name back to Bailen. The Sangguniang Panglalawigan (Provincial Board) unanimously approved Committee Report 118-2012 renaming General Emilio Aguinaldo during the 95th Regular Session.[7][8] This change, however, has yet to be ratified.
Geography
General Emilio Aguinaldo is located 82 kilometres (51 mi) from Metro Manila. It is bordered to the north and east by the town of Maragondon, by Alfonso to the south, and Magallanes to the west.
Barangays
Bailen is politically subdivided into 14 barangays (4 urban, 10 rural). [9]
- Dalusag
- Batas Dao
- Castaños Cerca
- Castaños Lejos
- Kabulusan
- Kaymisas
- Kaypaaba
- Lumipa
- Narvaez
- Tabora
- Poblacion 1
- Poblacion 2
- Poblacion 3
- Poblacion 4
Climate
Climate data for General Emilio Aguinaldo, Cavite | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
29 (84) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19 (66) |
19 (66) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10 (0.4) |
10 (0.4) |
12 (0.5) |
27 (1.1) |
94 (3.7) |
153 (6.0) |
206 (8.1) |
190 (7.5) |
179 (7.0) |
120 (4.7) |
54 (2.1) |
39 (1.5) |
1,094 (43) |
Average rainy days | 5.2 | 4.5 | 6.4 | 9.2 | 19.7 | 24.3 | 26.9 | 25.7 | 24.4 | 21.0 | 12.9 | 9.1 | 189.3 |
Source: Meteoblue [10] |
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 2,503 | — |
1918 | 3,635 | +2.52% |
1939 | 4,599 | +1.13% |
1948 | 5,002 | +0.94% |
1960 | 7,301 | +3.20% |
1970 | 10,275 | +3.47% |
1975 | 8,565 | −3.58% |
1980 | 9,571 | +2.25% |
1990 | 10,954 | +1.36% |
1995 | 11,893 | +1.55% |
2000 | 14,323 | +4.07% |
2007 | 17,818 | +3.06% |
2010 | 17,507 | −0.64% |
2015 | 22,220 | +4.64% |
2020 | 23,973 | +1.50% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo was 23,973 people,[3] with a density of 570 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,500 inhabitants per square mile.
Economy
Poverty incidence of General Emilio Aguinaldo
5
10
15
20
2006
4.40 2009
5.68 2012
6.04 2015
8.03 2018
13.06 2021
16.09 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] |
Local government
This section needs to be updated.(November 2018) |
The following are the elected officials of the town elected last May 13, 2019 which serves until 2022:
Position | Official |
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Mayor | Nelia Bencito-Angeles (NP) |
Vice Mayor | Louel G. Golfo (NP) |
Sangguniang Bayan Members | Party |
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Dennis M. Glean | PDPLBN |
Bevan Ali C. Bencito | NP |
Darwin I. Quiacos | PDPLBN |
Edgardo M. Bendo | Independent |
Ricardo P. Binauhan | PDPLBN |
Librado M. Angat | NP |
Reynato P. Malimban | PDPLBN |
Hajji Flor U. Beratio | NP |
ABC President | |
Leonilo C. Bersabe | Non-partisan |
SK Federation President | |
Dan Estine M. Mojica | Non-partisan |
See also
References
- ^ Municipality of General Emilio Aguinaldo | (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 c 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.
- ^ The Philippine Index, Millennium Edition Vol. 1 No. 1
- ^ Republic Act No. 4346 – via Supreme Court E-Library
- ^ "Old Cavite Town Bailen 'Returns'". Yahoo! News. September 4, 2012.
- ^ "Cavite Town Named Bailen Again". Tempo. September 5, 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
- ^ "Province: Cavite". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "General Emilio Aguinaldo: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
- ^ "Province of Cavite". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
- ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
- ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
- ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.