Cainta
Cainta | |
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| Municipality of Cainta | |
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(From top, left to right) Cainta Municipal Hall • Welcome Arch • One Cainta College • Our Lady of Light Parish Church • St. Joseph the Worker Parish Church • Rizal Monument | |
| Nicknames: Bibingka Capital of the Philippines Your Gateway to the East Information Technology Capital of the Province of Rizal Philippines' Richest Municipality Gem of Rizal | |
| Motto: Isang Cainta (One Cainta) | |
| Anthem: Isang Cainta (One Cainta) | |
Map of Rizal with Cainta highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap | |
Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°34′N 121°07′E / 14.57°N 121.12°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Province | Rizal |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | November 30, 1571 |
| Annexation to Taytay | October 12, 1903 |
| Reestablished | January 1, 1914 |
| Barangays | 7 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Maria Elenita D. Nieto |
| • Vice Mayor | Ace B. Servillon |
| • Representative | Michael John R. Duavit |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 177,532 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 42.99 km2 (16.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 41 m (135 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 134 m (440 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 376,933 |
| • Density | 8,800/km2 (23,000/sq mi) |
| • Households | 90,707 |
| Demonym | Cainteño/a |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 3.57 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 1,982 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 3,767 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 1,253 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 1,487 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Manila Electric Company (Meralco) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 1900 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)2 |
| Major religions | Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism |
| Feast date | December 1 |
| Catholic diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Antipolo |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of Light |
| Website | www |
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Cainta, officially the Municipality of Cainta (Filipino: Bayan ng Cainta, IPA: [kɐʔɪnˈtaʔ]), is a municipality in the province of Rizal, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 376,933 people.
It is one of the oldest municipalities in Luzon (founded on August 15, 1571) and has a land area of 4,299 hectares (10,620 acres).
As the country's 3rd most populous municipality after Taytay, Rizal and Rodriguez, Rizal, efforts are underway to convert it into a city. Its total assets amounting to ₱3,988,392,142.17 (as per 2017 Commission on Audit summary) makes it the richest municipality in the country in terms of income. However, Cainta faces different challenges especially with its boundary disputes with Pasig (Greenpark Village, Karangalan Village, St. Joseph Subdivision, Villarica Subdivision, Riverside and Midtown Village), Taytay, (Greenland and eastern part of Cainta) and Antipolo (Valley Golf and Country Club and Valley View), thus hindering cityhood efforts.