Also known as: Lalawigan ng Cavite
Cavite is a province in Region IV-A (CALABARZON). Population 4.34M (PSA 2020 census), 7 cities + 16 municipalities, 829 barangays total, land area 1,574.17 km². Provincial capital: Imus City (de jure); Trece Martires City (provincial seat).
Cavite is Metro Manila's primary suburban-overflow province — it has the highest population density of any PH province outside NCR (about 2,760/km²) and the most subdivision-driven landscape change in the country. The PDPFP must coordinate the chaotic residential subdivision pattern across the lowland LGUs (Bacoor, Imus, Dasmariñas, General Trias, Trece Martires, Tanza, Naic) with the Tagaytay-area tourism + agriculture mandate (Tagaytay City, Silang, Indang, Mendez), the historic Cavite naval district + Cavite City peninsula, and the increasingly urbanized southern coast (Maragondon, Ternate, Naic). The Cavite Coastal Road, CTBEx, and CALAX (Cavite-Laguna Expressway) all reshape land use simultaneously. Tagaytay's CLUP must protect view corridors + water supply for Metro Manila. Coastal flooding in Cavite City and Bacoor is a persistent climate-vulnerability concern.
Key industries: Electronics + semiconductor manufacturing (PEZA), Garments + footwear, Tourism (Tagaytay highlands), Real estate + residential development, Agribusiness (coffee, mushroom, vegetable)
More on the regulatory framework: RA 12254 explainer · SGLG / PSGLG explainer · full glossary.
Cavite's per-LGU coordination demand is the highest of any non-NCR province in the country. Nova Gov's regional dashboards for cross-LGU subdivision approval, traffic + transit alignment, and watershed coordination directly address the operational pain documented in the province's 2023 land-use audit.
Free 30-minute demo for the Provincial Planning + Development Office (PPDO). Multi-LGU coordination dashboards live in 72 hours after signed agreement.
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