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.