The Municipality of Kawit (formerly Cavite El Viejo; Filipino: Bayan ng Kawit)'s a first class urban municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it's a population of 76,405 people in a land area of 16.7 square kilometers. Built up area With the continuous expansion of Metro Manilla, the municipality's now included in Manilla built up area which reaches Lipa City in its southernmost part. History The name Kawit's derived from the Tagalog word kawit (hook)… (More on Kawit)