Cavite - Kabite (English spelling)

A port city on the south shore of Manila Bay in the central-western part of Luzon in the northern Philippines. The capital of Cavite Province. During the colonial period, it was known as a military port for Spain and the United States. The population is Tagalog, with a population of 99,367 (2000). It is surrounded by rice fields, coconut groves, and fishponds, but in recent years the number of factories has increased and it is becoming a residential area near Manila. During the Spanish colonial period, the province was the center of the independence movement in the 19th century, partly because of the large amount of land owned by Catholic churches in the province.

[Akira Takahashi]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

フィリピン北部、ルソン島中西部にあるマニラ湾南岸の港湾都市。カビテ州の州都。植民地期にはスペインおよびアメリカの軍港として知られた。住民はタガログ人で人口9万9367（2000）。水田、ココナッツ林、養魚池に囲まれるが、近年は工場が増え、マニラの近郊住宅地になりつつある。スペイン領時代、州内にカトリック教団所有地が多かったためもあって、19世紀の独立運動の中心地になった。

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