Profile
of Cavinti Town
Cavinti,
Laguna
| Name
of Municipality/Town: |
Cavinti |
| Situated
at: |
Foothills
of Sierra Madre mountain range |
| Region: |
CALABARZON
( Region IV-A ) |
| Province: |
Laguna |
| Country: |
Philippines |
| Continent: |
Asia
( Far East Asia ) |
| District:
|
Fourth
Congressional District of Laguna |
| Barangays:
|
19 |
| Income
Class: |
4th Class |
| Population: |
19,
494 people ; 4,473 households ( as of year 2000 ) |
Barangays
Cavinti is politically subdivided into nineteen barangays arranged
in alphabetical order: Anglas, Bangco, Bukal, Bulajo, Cansuso,
Duhat, Inao-Awan, Kanluran Talaongan, Labayo, Layasin, Layug,
Mahipon, Paowin, Poblacion, Sisilmin, Silangan Talaongan, Sumucab,
Tibatib, Udia.
The Name
The
town's name came from the Tagalog expression, "kabit sa binti".
The Aetas, the early dwellers of the land, performed a wedding
ritual in which the groom chases his bride to the riverbank. The
groom will try to capture his bride by her legs ("binti"),
with the witnesses shouting, "Kabit sa binti, kabit sa binti!".
This phrase later became "Kabinti" (Cavinti); hence
the name.
