Indang, Cavite

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**Indang, Cavite**

Location
Map of Cavite showing the location of Indang.
Government
Region	CALABARZON (Region IV-A)
Province	Cavite
District	3rd district of Cavite
Barangays	36
Income Class:	3rd class
Mayor	{{{mayor}}}
Physical characteristics
Area	104.90 km²
Population Total (2000) Density	51,281 489/km²

Indang is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 51,281 people in 10,608 households. It has a land area of 100.2 square kilometers.

Indang has a public market, or palengke, where goods such as vegetables, seafood, meat, and household items are sold. One palengke is located in Barangay Bancod.

A British village and British school have been established in Indang.

[edit] History

Indang (originally called Indan) was established as a town in 1655, when it was administratively separated from the nearby town of Silang. The name "Indan" was derived from the Tagalog word "indang" or "inrang", a tree which grew there.

In Barangay Limbon, Andres Bonifacio was arrested after being defeated in the Tejeros Convention and prevented from pursuing his counter-revolutionary plan to set up a separate government and army.

[edit] Barangays

Indang is politically subdivided into 36 barangays.

Agus-us
Alulod
Banaba Cerca
Banaba Lejos
Bancod
Buna Cerca
Buna Lejos I
Buna Lejos II
Calumpang Cerca
Calumpang Lejos I
Carasuchi
Kayquit I
Daine I

Guyam Malaki
Guyam Munti
Harasan
Kaytambog
Limbon
Lumampong Balagbag
Lumampong Halayhay
Mahabangkahoy Lejos
Mahabangkahoy Cerca
Barangay 1 (Pob.)
Barangay 2 (Pob.)
Barangay 3 (Pob.)

Barangay 4 (Pob.)
Pulo
Tambo Balagbag
Tambo Ilaya
Tambo Malaki
Tambo Kulit
Buna Lejos II
Daine II
Kayquit II
Kayquit III
Kaytapos
Mataas na Lupa (Checkpoint)

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	Cities and Municipalities of Cavite
	Cities:	Cavite \| Tagaytay \| Trece Martires
	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