Cavite is a province of the Philippines located on the southern shores of Manil

a Bay in the CALABARZON region in Luzon, just 30 kilometers south of Manila. Cav
ite is surrounded by Laguna to the east, Metro Manila to the northeast, and Bata
ngas to the south. To the west lies the South China Sea. Cavite is located at th
e intermediate zone of the metropolitan Manila area. The urban influence of the
metropolis together with easy accessibility, adequate infrastructure and fresh n
atural setting makes the picturesque province an ideal refuge.
Historical Background
Dasmariñas started out as a barrio of the Municipality of Imus. In 1867, i
t was made an independent municipality by the Royal Order of Queen Isabella II.
The Spanish Government named the town Perez Dasmariñas in honor of the Spanish Go
vernor General Perez Dasmariñas, the one responsible for the fortification of Intr
amuros and Fort Santiago. From 1896-1897, Dasmariñas became a bloody battlefield d
uring the Revolution. Dasmariñas literally means "from the marines" in the Galicia
n language. Don Placido Campos led the insurgency and conquered the town from th
e Spaniards. However, the Spaniards were able to reclaim authority when they bur
ned the town except for the town Parish.Perez Dasmariñas became a barrio of Imus a
gain in 1905 during the early American Regime. In 1907, Provincial Governor Ant
ero Soriano made it a separate municipality. And in that year, the name Perez w
as dropped through the efforts of Capt. Placido Campos, Francisco Barzaga and Fe
lipe Tirona.
Geography (Zip Code: 4115: Dasmarinas Resettlement Area); Limay- 2103
Dasmariñas City is about 8,234 hectares, 12 kilometers from Metro Manila o
r the National Capital Region and 30 kilometers south of the center of the City
of Manila. It is bounded by the municipalities of Imus and Silang, both in Cavit
e at the north and south respectively, at the east by the towns of San Pedro and
Biñan by the side of Laguna and Carmona and at the west, it is bounded by General
Trias, also in Cavite and a little further from this boundary is Trece Martires
City.
It is strategically located at the intermediate zone of the Metropolitan Manila
area. With adequate accessibility, Dasmariñas is within the urbanizing development
influence of Metro Manila area.
It is composed of the Poblacion and the barangays. The Poblacion which is now di
vided into four zones is on the westernmost section of the municipality, Sabang,
Salawag and Salitran are to the north and to the south are San Agustin, Langkaa
n and Sampaloc. Burol, Paliparan, and the Resettlement Area are on the eastern s
ide of the municipality.
The city of Dasmariñas is landlocked. However, it is not too far from the coastal
towns of Rosario, Kawit, Bacoor, Noveleta and Cavite City whose average distance
from Poblacion is less than 30 kilometers. It is about the same distance from L
aguna de Bay and about 27 kilometers from the resort city of Tagaytay and the fa
mous Taal Lake.
At present, Dasmariñas is served by corridors traversing the central areas which p
rovide linkages to the Metropolitan Manila area core in the north and the develo
ping nodes of Laguna and Batangas.
Dasmariñas is located on the northestern part of Cavite, along the eastern provinc
ial parts of Laguna, and 30 kilometers away from Manila. It is bounded on the n
orth by the municipality of Imus, on the east by the municipality of General Mar
iano Alvarez, on the south by Silang and on the west by General Trias towns. The
City of Dasmariñas is a first class city in the province of Cavite, Philippines.
It has a land area of 90.1 square kilometers (34.8 square miles).
Dasmariñas City used to be part of Cavite's second congressional district until Ju
ne 30, 2010. The city has now its own legislative district, although that distri
ct is still part of the representation of Cavite (Cavite's 4th legislative distr
ict will also be known as the Legislative District of Dasmariñas. It is also the s
econd largest component city in terms of population (556,330 as of 2007), next o
nly to Antipolo. Such population is enough to warrant Dasmariñas another congressi
onal district, and by then deem it independent from the representation of Cavite
if the move prospers.
Dasmariñas is the wealthiest local government unit in the province of Cavite accor
ding to the 2006 Commission on Audit report. In addition, prior to its conversio
n into a city, Dasmariñas was the only municipality in the Philippines that had bo
th an SM and Robinsons Mall.
Population
Dasmariñas is now the 11th largest city in the country in terms of population.
Dasmariñas has the biggest population in the entire province with over 700,000 peo
ple within its borders during the day. The city has 75 barangays, has more than
170 subdivisions and the biggest resettlement area in the Philippines, Dasmariñas
Bagong Bayan(DBB).Dasmariñas is now the 11th largest city in the country in terms
of population.
Most affluent families from Metro Manila and nearby towns and provinces have cho
sen Dasmariñas to be their home due to its proximity to the National Capital Regio
n. The mass exodus of people here in Dasmariñas is also brought about by the indus
trial boom which brought about more jobs. There are also a big number of foreign
residents such as Koreans, Chinese, Japanese, American, Hindu, etc. Because of
this, Dasmariñas can be also considered as the "Melting Pot" of Cavite.
Economy
The city of Dasmariñas is one of the fastest growing local government units in the
province of Cavite. Numerous commercial establishments, which include major sho
pping malls, fast foods, groceries, convenient stores, restaurants and other ser
vice-oriented businesses, are mostly concentrated in the town proper. Industrial
establishments are located in the outskirts of the municipality. It has the gre
atest number of universities in the province.
From an agricultural-based economy, the town of Dasmariñas has evolved into a high
ly urbanized and industrial city. It now boasts of three industrial estates, nam
ely: First Cavite Industrial Estate (FCIE) in Barangay Langkaan, Dasmariñas Techno
park located in Barangay Paliparan I and NHA Industrial Park in Bagong Bayan. As
ide from these industrial areas, there are 240 other factories/business establis
hments scattered in the different barangays that sum up to a total of 309 operat
ional industries in the city. Dasmariñas is home to hundreds of thousands of resid
ents who occupy the more than 70 residential subdivisions in the city. It also s
erves as a haven to investors with its industrial estates and diverse pool of ma
npower. The rapid growth of the city's population near universities, industrial
estates and factories provides a ready market for real estate ventures such as s
ubdivisions, apartments and other support services. Its infrastructure projects
involving major road construction and widening support the city in its functiona
l role as one of the residential, commercial, industrial and university centers
of Cavite. To protect its environment, Dasmariñas has adopted its Luntiang (Englis
h: Green) Dasmariñas program, which is envisioned to plant 100,000 seedlings plant
ed over the town during the year 2000.

Topography
Dasmariñas is partly lowland and partly hill. The Poblacion itself is elevated. Fr
om an elevation of 80 meters at the Poblacion, the land rises to 250 meters towa
rds Silang. Generally, land near rivers and creeks are rugged. Dasmariñas is outsi
de the typhoon belt and has no fault line constraints. Further, it is served by
natural drainage system since it is traversed by several rivers and water tribut
aries draining to the Manila Bay. The town has yet to experience floods.
Slope
Strongly sloping to elevated areas cover approximately 1,532.16 hectares or 18.6
1% of the total area. These are dispersed among Burol, Langkaan, Paliparan, Sala
wag, Sampaloc and San Agustin. Areas with slopes 10.1 to 18% cover about 575.72
hectares of land in portions of Salawag, Salitran, Burol, and other parts.
On the other hand, gently sloping or undulating areas comprise merely 710.4 hect
ares or 8.62% of the total land area while undulating areas with a slope of 2.6
to 5% account for the biggest percentage of 50.59% of the total land area equiva
lent to 4, 165.64 hectares of land which are dispersed over the municipality exc
ept Sabang and San Jose.
Climate
Two pronounced seasons: wet season and dry season. Wet season covers the period
from May to December of each year and dry season covers the period from January
to April.
The temperature in Dasmariñas has been noted to range from below 60 F to about 90
F. Further, south, however, where there is a higher elevation, the temperature b
ecomes as cool as 50 F during the Christmas season.