Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, Cavite

Infobox Philippine municipality
infoboxtitle = Municipality of General Emilio Aguinaldo
sealfile = Ph_seal_cavite_general_emilio aguinaldo.png locatormapfile = Ph_locator_cavite_gen._emilio aguinaldo.png caption = Map of Cavite showing the location of Gen. E. Aguinaldo.
region = CALABARZON (Region IV-A)
province = Cavite
districts = 3rd district of Cavite
barangays = 14
class = 5th class
mayor = Danilo Bencito
areakm2 = 45.10
pop2000 = 17,818
popden2000 = 395
The Municipality of General Emilio Aguinaldo (formerly "Bailen"; Filipino: "Bayan ng Heneral Emilio Aguinaldo") is a fifth class municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 17,818 people. This is named after Emilio Aguinaldo, the country's first president.

Barangays

General Emilio Aguinaldo is politically subdivided into 14 barangays (4 urban, 10 rural).

* A. Dalusag
* Batas Dao
* Castaños Cerca
* Castaños Lejos
* Kabulusan
* Kaymisas
* Kaypaaba
* Lumipa
* Narvaez
* Poblacion I
* Tabora
* Poblacion II
* Poblacion III
* Poblacion IV

Origin

The municipality of General Emilio Aguinaldo used to be a Catholic parish in the town of 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. 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 former name of the town, was coined from the Spanish word bailar, meaning to dance. Another claims that it was named after a Spanish town of the same name. The American civil government, from 1899-1901, reduced the number of town to facilitate the military policy of concentrating the civilian population of the poblaciones. The Philippine Commission approved Act 947 on October 15, 1903, annexing the municipalities of Bailen and Mendez to Alfonso. Bailen, thus became a barrio 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.

External links

* [http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/default.asp Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
* [http://www.t-macs.com/kiso/local/ 2000 Philippine Census Information]