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Silang | |
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| Municipality of Silang | |
      (From left, clockwise): Silang Church, Town Proper, Acienda Designer Outlet, Patio Medina, St. Benedict Parish–Westgrove, Welcome Arch | |
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| Nickname(s): Food Bastion for Metro Manila Gateway to Tagaytay | |
 Map of Cavite with Silang highlighted | |
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.svg)  Silang Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°13′50″N 120°58′30″E / 14.23056°N 120.975°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Province | Cavite |
| District | 5th district |
| Founded | February 3, 1595 |
| Barangays | 64 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Ted Carranza |
| • Vice Mayor | Matthew Toledo |
| • Representative | Roy M. Loyola |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 150,289 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 209.43 km2 (80.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 305 m (1,001 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 432 m (1,417 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 187 m (614 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 295,644 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
| • Households | 71,463 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 12.50 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 903.8 million (2020), 390.4 million (2012), 407.7 million (2013), 488.3 million (2014), 541.7 million (2015), 574.5 million (2016), 700.3 million (2017), 763.8 million (2018), 852.4 million (2019), 987.8 million (2021), 1,427 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 4,239 million (2020), 700.6 million (2012), 716.6 million (2013), 930.4 million (2014), 1,120 million (2015), 1,292 million (2016), 1,598 million (2017), 1,900 million (2018), 3,843 million (2019), 3,738 million (2021), 4,454 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 624.4 million (2020), 306.3 million (2012), 295.8 million (2013), 282 million (2014), 313.9 million (2015), 429.7 million (2016), 260.7 million (2017), 320.1 million (2018), 571.8 million (2019), 766.4 million (2021), 1,023 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 2,091 million (2020), 221.2 million (2012), 179.8 million (2013), 205.5 million (2014), 173.4 million (2015), 186.8 million (2016), 278.7 million (2017), 346.4 million (2018), 2,021 million (2019), 1,404 million (2021), 1,696 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Manila Electric Company (Meralco) |
| • Water | Silang Water District |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4118 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)46 |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
| Major religions | |
| Feast date | February 2 |
| Ecclesiastical dioceses |
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| Patron saint | Our Lady of Candelaria |
| Website | www |
Silang (Tagalog: [ˈsi.lɐŋ]), officially the Municipality of Silang (Filipino: Bayan ng Silang), is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 295,644 people.[3]
Silang is located in the eastern section of Cavite. It is home to the Philippine National Police Academy, PDEA Academy, and International Institute of Rural Reconstruction head office.
With the continuous expansion of Metro Manila, the municipality is now part of the Manila's conurbation which spans southward toward Lipa, Batangas.
- ^ Municipality of Silang | (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.