Mendez, Cavite

Mendez
Mendez-Nuñez
Municipality of Mendez-Nuñez
Map of Cavite with Mendez highlighted
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Mendez
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°07′43″N 120°54′21″E / 14.1286°N 120.9058°E / 14.1286; 120.9058
CountryPhilippines
RegionCalabarzon
ProvinceCavite
District 8th district
Founded1881
Annexation to AlfonsoOctober 15, 1903
CharteredJanuary 1, 1915
Named afterCasto Méndez Núñez
Barangays24 (see Barangays)
Government
  TypeSangguniang Bayan
  MayorFrancisco T. Mendoza Jr.
  Vice MayorRaygan Dimapilis
  RepresentativeAniela Bianca D. Tolentino
  Municipal Council
Members
  Electorate24,079 voters (2025)
Area
  Total
43.27 km2 (16.71 sq mi)
Elevation
511 m (1,677 ft)
Highest elevation
700 m (2,300 ft)
Lowest elevation
237 m (778 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Total
34,879
  Density810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
  Households
8,606
Economy
  Income class4th municipal income class
  Poverty incidence
15.11
% (2021)
  Revenue194 million (2022)
  Assets454.3 million (2022)
  Expenditure182.4 million (2022)
  Liabilities140.6 million (2022)
Service provider
  ElectricityManila Electric Company (Meralco)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4121
PSGC
IDD:area code+63(0)46
Native languagesTagalog
Major religions
Feast dateAugust 28
Catholic dioceseDiocese of Imus
Patron saintSaint Augustine of Hippo
Websitewww.mendez.gov.ph

Mendez, officially the Municipality of Mendez-Nuñez (Tagalog: Bayan ng Mendez), is a municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 34,879 people.