Editing Cavite (section)

==Demographics==
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Cavite had a total population of 4,344,829 in the 2020 census,{{PH census|current|04A}} making it the most populous (if independent cities are excluded from [[Cebu]]), and the second most densely populated province in the country. The tremendous increase can be observed in the year 1990 when industrialization was introduced in the province. Investors established their businesses in different industrial estates that magnetized people to migrate to Cavite due to job opportunities the province offers. Another factor attributed to the increase of population is the mushrooming of housing subdivisions. Since Cavite is proximate to [[Metro Manila]], people working in the metropolitan area choose to live in the province together with their families. Natural increase also contributes to the increase in population. The population density of the province based on the 2020 census was {{convert|{{sigfig|4,344,829/1,574.17|2}}|PD/km2|disp=or}}.{{PH census|current|04A}}<ref>[http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/297358/cavite-population-balloons-33-million "Cavite population balloons to 3.3 million"]. Manila Bulletin.</ref>

Among the cities and municipalities in Cavite, the city of [[Dasmariñas]] has the biggest population with 703,141 people while the municipality of [[Magallanes, Cavite|Magallanes]] has registered the smallest population with 23,851 people.

Cavite is classified as predominantly urban having 90.69 percent of the population concentrated in the urban areas, while 9.21 percent of the population reside in the rural areas.

===Religion===
[[File:2016 Official Portrait of Our Lady of Solitude of Porta Vaga.jpg|thumb|[[Our Lady of Porta Vaga|Our Lady of Solitude of Porta Vaga]], Patroness of the Province of Cavite]]

==== Christianity ====
In line with national statistics, Christianity is the predominant faith in the province, composed of Catholics, Protestants, and other Independent Christian groups. The majority (70%) of the population are [[Roman Catholicism in the Philippines|Roman Catholic]] under the jurisdiction of the [[Diocese of Imus]]. [[Our Lady of the Pillar of Imus|Our Lady of the Pillar]] is the titular patroness of the province since the Diocese of Imus was created in 1961.

Adherents of the [[Philippine Independent Church]], also known as the Aglipayan Church, under the jurisdiction of the [[List of dioceses of the Philippine Independent Church|Diocese of Cavite]] are particularly found in the towns where historically the [[Philippine Revolution]] and [[anti-clericalist]] sentiments are strong.

The [[Russian Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodox Church]] presence in Cavite province was a part of the [[Philippine Orthodox Church]] here in the Philippines under the jurisdiction of the [[Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus'|Patriarchate of Moscow]] and its own Orthodox Diocese province in Southeast Asia the [[Diocese of the Philippines and Vietnam]]. Many Orthodox community lives throughout the province especially in the city of [[Tagaytay]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://philippine-mission.org/2019/08/hierarchal-liturgy-at-tagaytay/|title=Hierarchal Liturgy at Tagaytay|last=Father|first=Silouan|date=August 10, 2019|website=Philippine Mission of the Russian Orthodox Church}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://orthochristian.com/119595.html|title=RUSSIAN CHURCH ESTABLISHES FOUR DIOCESES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA|date=February 27, 2019|website=Orthodox Christianity}}</ref>

====Protestantism====
[[Iglesia ni Cristo]], the largest minority in the province, subdivided in 2 ecclesiastical district (Cavite and Cavite South ). Has numerous chapels the exact significance presence forming 4% followers. 

The strong presence of other Christian denominations and sects such as the mainline [[Protestant]] Evangelical Churches, Christian Fellowships, [[Confessionalism (religion)|Confessional]] churches and other Christian sects are also evident throughout the province.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trinity Reformed Baptist Church of Cavite |url=https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/church/trinity-reformed-baptist-church-of-cavite/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=The Gospel Coalition |language=en-US}}</ref>  [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}} are in Cavite. Remarkably, the [[Seventh-day Adventist Church]] has established its key institutions in the province such as the [[Adventist University of the Philippines]], [[Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies]], [[Southern Asia-Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists|Southern Asia-Pacific Division]], and Cavite Mission.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cavite Mission of Seventh Day Adventists |url=https://cavitemission.adventist.ph/ |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=Cavite Mission of Seventh Day Adventists |language=en-US}}</ref> Meanwhile, the [[Members Church of God International]] (MCGI) has established coordinating centers throughout the province and a local [[ADD Convention Center|convention center]] situated in Barangay Biga, Silang, Cavite

==== Islam ====
With the influx of Filipino Muslim migrants from the [[Mindanao]], local Caviteño ''Balik Islam'' or reverts, and some non-Filipino expats, their OFW spouses and children returning from Muslim countries, [[Sunni]] [[Islam]] of either the [[Shafii]] or [[Hanbali]] schools-of-thought has become evident in various areas of the province, and accounts for the majority of the non-Christian population.

[[Mosques]], prayer halls, and  prayer rooms catering to the community exist in places where local Muslim Caviteños live and work; especially in the cities of [[Bacoor]], [[Imus]], and [[Dasmariñas]], as well as the [[Rosario, Cavite|municipality of Rosario]].

Interreligious dialogue and communal relations between the majority Christians and minority Muslims are peaceful and amicable, with some families consisting of both Christian and Muslim members.

==== Other faiths ====
Non-Abrahamic faiths include native Tagalog [[Indigenous Philippine folk religions|anitism]], [[animism]], [[Sikhism]], and [[Hinduism]]. Among the local [[Chinese people|Chinese]] and [[Chinese-Filipino]] communities, [[Taoism]], [[Buddhism]], and [[Confucianism]] are followed.

===Languages===
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The main languages spoken are [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] and [[Philippine English|English]], with the former also used alongside a native Cavite dialect that has variants in each municipality of the province. Due to the proximity of [[Metro Manila]] cities bordering Cavite to the north, a significant number of people from farther provinces have migrated to Cavite, resulting in minor yet notable use of [[Central Bikol|Bicolano]], [[Cebuano language|Cebuano]], [[Ilocano language|Ilocano]], [[Hiligaynon language|Hiligaynon]], [[Kapampangan language|Kapampangan]], [[Waray language|Waray]], [[Maranao language|Maranao]], [[Maguindanao language|Maguindanaon]], and [[Tausug language|Tausug]] languages.

==== Chavacano in Cavite ====
[[Chavacano]], or Chabacano, is a [[Spanish-based creole language]] known in linguistics as Philippine Creole Spanish. Chabacano was originally spoken by the majority of Caviteños living in Cavite City and Ternate after the arrival of the Spaniards three centuries ago. Various groups in the area, with different linguistic backgrounds, adopted a [[pidgin]] language—mainly with Spanish vocabulary—to communicate with one another. As children in Cavite grew up with this pidgin as their native language, it evolved into a [[creole language]].<ref>Morrow, Paul (November 1, 2007). [http://www.pilipino-express.com/history-a-culture/in-other-words/69-chabacano.html "Chabacano"]. Pilipino Express. Retrieved on June 25, 2013.</ref>

Now used almost exclusively in Cavite City and coastal Ternate, Chabacano reached its widest diffusion and greatest splendor during the Spanish and American periods of Filipino history, when newspapers and literary works flourished. Cavite Chabacano was relatively easy to speak, as it was essentially a simplified version of Castilian morphology patterned after Tagalog syntax. Gradually and naturally, it acquired sounds present in the Spanish phonological system. After World War II, creole Spanish speakers in the capital of the archipelago disappeared. Today, around 30,000 Caviteños, mostly elderly, still speak Chabacano. The language is now taught in elementary schools in both Cavite City and Ternate as part of the K-12 national curriculum from first to third grade, fostering a new generation of speakers and writers in the province.