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General Mariano Alvarez | |
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| Municipality of General Mariano Alvarez | |
 GMA Municipal Hall | |
 Flag ,_Cavite.svg) Seal | |
| Nickname(s): GMA Mushroom Capital of Cavite | |
| Motto(s): Bukas na Pamahalaan, Serbisyong Pambayan (Open Government, Service to the People) | |
 Map of Cavite with General Mariano Alvarez highlighted | |
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.svg)  General Mariano Alvarez Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°18′N 121°00′E / 14.3°N 121°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Province | Cavite |
| District | 5th district |
| Founded | March 14, 1981 |
| Named for | Mariano Álvarez |
| Barangays | 27 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Maricel E. Torres |
| • Vice Mayor | Percival C. Cabuhat |
| • Representative | Roy M. Loyola |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 92,515 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.40 km2 (3.63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 107 m (351 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 243 m (797 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 172,433 |
| • Rank | 12 out of 1,489 Municipalities |
| • Density | 18,000/km2 (48,000/sq mi) |
| • Households | 41,233 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 9.54 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 437 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 719.1 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 435.8 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 267.1 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Manila Electric Company (Meralco) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4117 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)46 |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
| Website | genmarianoalvarez |
General Mariano Alvarez, officially the Municipality of General Mariano Alvarez (Tagalog: Bayan ng Heneral Mariano Alvarez) and often shortened as GMA, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 172,433 people.[3]
With an area of just 11.40 square kilometres (4.40 sq mi), it is the second most densely populated municipality in Cavite after Rosario.
- ^ Municipality of General Mariano Alvarez | (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 Census of Population (2020). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.