Ternate, Cavite

Ternate, Cavite
Municipality

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Map of Cavite showing the location of Ternate
Ternate, Cavite

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 14°17′N 120°43′E / 14.283°N 120.717°E / 14.283; 120.717Coordinates: 14°17′N 120°43′E / 14.283°N 120.717°E / 14.283; 120.717
Country Philippines
Region CALABARZON (Region IV-A)
Province Cavite
Congr. district 7th District of Cavite
Incorporated 1663
Barangays 10
Government[1]
 • Mayor Herminio C. Lindo
 • Vice Mayor Salvador Jr. C. Gubio
Area[2]
 • Total 59.93 km2 (23.14 sq mi)
Population (2015)[3]
 • Total 23,157
 • Density 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 4111
Dialing code +63 (0)46

The Municipality of Ternate (Chabacano: Municipalidad de Ternate) is a fourth-class municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it had a population of 23,157 people.[3]

History

The Merdicas (also spelled Mardicas or Mardikas) were Catholic natives of the islands of Ternate and Tidore of the Moluccas, converted during the Portuguese occupation of the islands by Jesuit missionaries. The islands were later captured by the Spanish who vied for their control with the Dutch. In 1663, the Spanish garrison in Ternate were forced to pull out to defend Manila against an impending invasion by the Chinese pirate Koxinga (sacrificing the Moluccas to the Dutch in doing so). A number of Merdicas volunteered to help, eventually being resettled in a sandbar near the mouth of the Maragondon river (known as the Bahra de Maragondon) and Tanza, Cavite.[4]

The invasion did not occur as Koxinga fell ill and died. The Merdicas community eventually integrated into the local population. Today, the place is called Ternate after the island of Ternate in the Moluccas, and the descendants of the Merdicas continue to use their Spanish creole (with Portuguese and Papuan influence) which came to be known as Ternateño Chabacano.[4]

Barangays

Ternate is politically subdivided into ten barangays (three urban and seven rural).[2]

Demographics

Population census of Ternate
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 11,981—    
1995 14,236+3.28%
2000 17,179+4.11%
2007 20,457+2.44%
2010 19,297−2.10%
2015 23,157+3.53%
Source: National Statistics Office[3]

Language

In addition to Tagalog, the community of Merdicas continue to use a broken Spanish with Portuguese elements, which evolved into the full-fedged Philippine Spanish creole called Ternateño or Ternateño Chabacano. It is still spoken by about 20% of the population, most of whom are elderly people. The language is expected to disappear in the future. It is considered to be very close to Chabacano Caviteño and Chabacano Ermiteño. The native speakers of Caviteño or Ternateño dialects spell the word Chabacano with a letter "B" for their own glottonym. The native speakers of Zamboangueño dialect spell the word Chavacano with a letter "V" for their own glottonym.

Religion

Landmarks

Images

Green pasture, Junction beside Town hall panorama

References

  1. ↑ "Official City/Municipal 2013 Election Results". Intramuros, Manila, Philippines: Commission on Elections (COMELEC). 11 September 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Province: CAVITE". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 https://psa.gov.ph/content/highlights-philippine-population-2015-census-population. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 1 2 John. M. Lipski, with P. Mühlhaüsler and F. Duthin (1996). "Spanish in the Pacific". In Stephen Adolphe Wurm & Peter Mühlhäusler. Atlas of Languages of Intercultural Communication in the Pacific, Asia, and the Americas: Texts, Volume 2 (PDF). Walter de Gruyter. p. 276. ISBN 9783110134179.
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