General Emilio Aguinaldo, Cavite

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General Emilio Aguinaldo
Bailen
Municipality
Municipality of General Emilio Aguinaldo
The New Municipal Hall
The New Municipal Hall
Official seal of General Emilio Aguinaldo
Seal
Nickname(s): 
Center for Agro Modernization
Map of Cavite with General Emilio Aguinaldo highlighted
Map of Cavite with General Emilio Aguinaldo highlighted
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General Emilio Aguinaldo is located in Philippines
General Emilio Aguinaldo
General Emilio Aguinaldo
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°11′N 120°48′E / 14.18°N 120.8°E / 14.18; 120.8Coordinates: 14°11′N 120°48′E / 14.18°N 120.8°E / 14.18; 120.8
CountryPhilippines
RegionCalabarzon
ProvinceCavite
District 8th district
Founded1858
RenamedJune 19, 1965
Named forEmilio Aguinaldo
Barangays14 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorNelia Bencito Angeles (NP)
 • Vice MayorLouel Gloriani Golfo (NP)
 • RepresentativeAbraham N. Tolentino
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate14,960 voters (2019)
Area
[2]
 • Total9.40 km2 (3.63 sq mi)
Elevation
234 m (768 ft)
Highest elevation
643 m (2,110 ft)
Lowest elevation
18 m (59 ft)
Population
 (2020 census) [3]
 • Total23,973
 • Density2,600/km2 (6,600/sq mi)
 • Households
4,365
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence8.03% (2015)[4]
 • Revenue₱101,654,268.50 (2020)
 • Assets₱211,782,452.22 (2020)
 • Expenditure₱85,445,849.20 (2020)
 • Liabilities₱41,575,060.92 (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityManila Electric Company (Meralco)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4124
PSGC
042107000
IDD : area code +63 (0)46
Native languagesTagalog
Websitewww.genaguinaldo.gov.ph

General Emilio Aguinaldo, officially the Municipality of General Emilio Aguinaldo (Tagalog: Bayan ng Heneral Emilio Aguinaldo), 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
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °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)
Average low °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[]

Population census of
General Emilio Aguinaldo
YearPop.±% p.a.
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 2,600 inhabitants per square kilometre or 6,700 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy[]


Local government[]

Downtown area
The old Municipal Hall with statue of General Aguinaldo

The following are the elected officials of the town elected last May 13, 2019 which serves until 2022:

Position Official
Mayor Nelia Bencito-Angeles (NP)
Vice Mayor Louel G. Golfo (NP)
Sangguniang Bayan Members Party
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[]

  1. ^  Municipality of General Emilio Aguinaldo | (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 c Census of Population (2020). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  5. ^ The Philippine Index, Millennium Edition Vol. 1 No. 1
  6. ^ Republic Act No. 4346 – via Supreme Court E-Library
  7. ^ "Old Cavite Town Bailen 'Returns'". Yahoo! News. September 4, 2012.
  8. ^ "Cavite Town Named Bailen Again". Tempo. September 5, 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
  9. ^ "Province: Cavite". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  10. ^ "General Emilio Aguinaldo: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  11. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  12. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  13. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  14. ^ "Province of Cavite". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  15. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  16. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/NSCB_LocalPovertyPhilippines_0.pdf; publication date: 29 November 2005; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  17. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2003%20SAE%20of%20poverty%20%28Full%20Report%29_1.pdf; publication date: 23 March 2009; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  18. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2006%20and%202009%20City%20and%20Municipal%20Level%20Poverty%20Estimates_0_1.pdf; publication date: 3 August 2012; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  19. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2012%20Municipal%20and%20City%20Level%20Poverty%20Estima7tes%20Publication%20%281%29.pdf; publication date: 31 May 2016; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  20. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.

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