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Rosario, Cavite
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| Municipality of Rosario Bayan ng Rosario |
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| Country | Philippines | ||
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| Region | CALABARZON (Region IV-A) | ||
| Districts | 1st District of Cavite | ||
| Barangays | 20 | ||
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| - Mayor | Jose "Nonong" Ricafrente, Jr. | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 8.20 km² (3.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2000) | |||
| - Total | 73,665 | ||
| - Density | 8,984/km² (23,268.5/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | ||
| Area code(s) | 46 | ||
| Website: Municipality of Rosario, Cavite | |||
The Municipality of Rosario is a first class urban municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 73,665 people in 15,780 households.
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The municipality of Rosario was originally a part of San Francisco de Malabon (now General Trias). It became an independent municipality in 1846, one year after the founding of the Santissimo Rosario Parish. Rosario was formerly called Tejero, which may have originated from the Spanish word “tejer” (to weave) because weaving fish nets was then the main occupation of the women. Rosario was also called Salinas (derived from the Spanish word “sal” or salt) during the Philippine Revolution because salt making was an important industry of the town. The place was likewise called Marcela or marcelles due to its proximity to the sea (“mar” in Spanish). Rosario was, finally, named in honor of their patron saint Nuestra Señora Virgen del Rosario de Caracol (Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary).
Rosario, site of the Cavite Export Processing Zone (CEPZ), is located 30 kilometers away from the City of Manila. It occupies part of the north to northwestern section of the province along the western coast of Luzon. It is flanked by Noveleta on the east, Manila Bay on the north, General Trias on the southeast and Tanza on the southwest.
Rosario has a land area of 569 hectares only. A total of twenty barangays make up this lowland coastal town.
Rosario is politically subdivided into 20 barangays.
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Rosario’s total population, according to the 1995 figures of the National Statistics Office, is 54,086, projected to grow to 67,032 by the year 2003. Rosario’s potential labor force comprises 59.25% of the figure given above, with the majority engaged in fishing and trade activities. The density of the population is 76.5 persons per hectare. The growth rate is 3.63%.
Rosario was once an agricultural town, which experienced an abrupt change in land use. The Philippine National Oil Corporation (PNOC), Petrochemical, Vinyl Consortium and the Cavite Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) converted prime agricultural lands, mostly planted with traditional crops such as palay, cash crops and vegetables, to industrial use. The biggest industrial zone in the Philippines is the Cavite Economic Zone, which boasts of 210 export manufacturing companies most of which are owned by Japanese, Korean and Filipino investors. The free port zone employs at least 50,000 Caviteños. The remaining agricultural land, as of 1998, was only 32.79 hectares. Small-scale businesses outside the export processing zone consist of the following: Wholesale and Retail Trade 46% Community/Social & Personal Services 20% Agricultural Processing and Trading 17% Others 17%
Fishing is a major economic activity in Rosario due to its abundant fishing grounds particularly in Barangays Wawa, Sapa Muzon and Ligtong. The predominant cottage industries related to fishing include smoked fish (tinapa) processing, fish drying (daing), fish paste (bagoong) making, fish sauce (patis) making and canning. Marine species caught in the municipal fishing grounds include squid, mackerel, slipmouth, herring, goatfish, tuna, mullet, porgy, shrimp, barracuda, cavalla, snapper, catfish and roundscad.
Rosario is envisioned to shift from a rural and agricultural-based economy to a balanced agricultural-commercial-industrial setup. Rosario aims to be self-sufficient in fishery, livestock and agricultural products with the help of additional infrastructure support like food processing facilities, a fish market, cold storage and a fish port. The Pandawan fish port in Barangay Sapa is the major fishing port of the province. Rosario is anticipated to increase its residential, industrial and commercial areas further. The Filoil Development and Management Corporation (FMDC), with the aid of the Local Government Unit of Rosario, has started to develop 134 hectares of Philippine National Oil Corporation property into a special economic zone that will have an industrial estate, low cost housing, and a port to facilitate transport of products and services to and from the ecozone. A proposed reclamation will increase the land area of Barangays Sapa II and III by 200 hectares.
- AMA Computer Learning Center - Rosario Branch
- Advanced Computer Education School
- Cavite State University - Rosario Campus
- Imus Computer College Rosario Branch
- STI College - Rosario Branch
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| Municipalities: Alfonso • Amadeo • Bacoor • Carmona • Dasmariñas • Gen. Mariano Alvarez • Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo • Gen. Trias • Imus • Indang • Kawit • Magallanes • Maragondon • Mendez • Naic • Noveleta • Rosario • Silang • Tanza • Ternate |
| Component Cities: Cavite City • Tagaytay City • Trece Martires City |
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