Magallanes, Cavite

Magallanes
Municipality of Magallanes
Street in Magallanes
Street in Magallanes
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Official seal of Magallanes
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Magallanes is located in Philippines
Magallanes
Magallanes
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°11′N 120°45′E / 14.18°N 120.75°E / 14.18; 120.75
CountryPhilippines
RegionCalabarzon
ProvinceCavite
District 8th district
FoundedJuly 15, 1879
Annexation to MaragondonOctober 15, 1903
Chartered1916
Named forFerdinand Magellan
Barangays16 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorJasmin Angelli Maligaya-Bautista
 • Vice MayorJesus B. Antazo
 • RepresentativeAniela Bianca D. Tolentino
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate16,005 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total
73.07 km2 (28.21 sq mi)
Elevation
215 m (705 ft)
Highest elevation
643 m (2,110 ft)
Lowest elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
23,851
 • Density330/km2 (850/sq mi)
 • Households
5,785
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
14.27
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 119.6 million (2020), 50.65 million (2012), 57.78 million (2013), 667.8 million (2014), 75.71 million (2015), 82.68 million (2016), 93.6 million (2017), 98.45 million (2018), 107.1 million (2019), 131.9 million (2021), 174.3 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 238.5 million (2020), 42.39 million (2012), 42 million (2013), 51.96 million (2014), 64.93 million (2015), 93.71 million (2016), 156.7 million (2017), 178.1 million (2018), 202.9 million (2019), 264.8 million (2021), 280.9 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 108.2 million (2020), 46.71 million (2012), 52.49 million (2013), 53.7 million (2014), 61.97 million (2015), 71.87 million (2016), 87.33 million (2017), 33.78 million (2018), 97.94 million (2019), 119.2 million (2021), 160.5 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 55.96 million (2020), 16.68 million (2012), 15.2 million (2013), 16.55 million (2014), 28.46 million (2015), 32.19 million (2016), 69.4 million (2017), 58.62 million (2018), 57.33 million (2019), 64.78 million (2021), 64.44 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityManila Electric Company (Meralco)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4113
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)46
Native languagesTagalog
Websitewww.magallanescavite.gov.ph

Magallanes, officially the Municipality of Magallanes (Tagalog: Bayan ng Magallanes), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,851 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.[3]

The municipality is named after Ferdinand Magellan, who was known in Spanish as Fernando de Magallanes.

  1. ^ Municipality of Magallanes | (DILG)
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.