Etymology
There are three religious versions for naming the town "Rosario." These are: The first version says, the image of the Madonna and the Child was found one day floating on the water by a group of kids playing along the seashore. They played with the image, using it as a toy and afterwards hid it in the bushes near the sea. Every time they came back, however, they would see the image already floating leisurely on the water, as if waiting for them. They thought it strange, but could not explain how the image got back to the water. Not long after their elders learned about the image and took it to an empty nipa shack. Thus began a public veneration of theHistory
On October 22, 1845, Spanish Governor General Narciso Claveria promulgated a Decree for the establishment of a new town comprising Salinas-Leiton and Tierra Alta of San Francisco de Malabon, what is now the city of Gen. Trias. On October 27, Don Juan Arlegui, Vicar-General of the Archdiocese of Manila informed the Politico-Military Governor of Cavite Don Miguel Roca, that he was designated by the Governor-General to look for a person of unquestionable integrity who will be entrusted with the money for the construction of the church building. On November 3, 1845, presbyter Don Mamerto Mariano Ner, who was at that time one of the priests of the Curia of Manila, was appointed as the first parish priest and served until December 1866. The municipality of Rosario was originally a part of San Francisco de Malabon (nowGeography
Rosario is south of Manila, and south-south-west of Cavite City. It occupies part of the north to north-western section of the province along the western coast of Luzon. It is flanked by Noveleta on the east,Land area
Rosario has a land area of only 569 hectares, as based on previous data recorded. At present, the municipality has not yet conducted any cadastral survey of its juridical land territory. A total of twenty (20) barangays make up this lowland coastal town.Climate
Barangays
Rosario is politically subdivided into 20Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Rosario, Cavite, was 110,807 people, with a density of . Rosario's potential labor force comprises 59.25% of the figure given above, with the majority engaged in fishing and trade activities. The growth rate is 3.63%.Religion
Roman Catholic is the prominent religion of Rosario. There are two Catholic churches. One is in Poblacion,The Most Holy Rosary Parish, and another one in Ligtong,San Isidro Labrador Parish. Recently, Islam was introduced by theEconomy
Fishing is a major economic activity due to the abundant fishing grounds particularly in Barangays Wawa, Sapa Muzon and Ligtong. The Rosario Fish Port in Barangay Sapa is a major fishing port. Predominant cottage industries related to fishing include smoked fish (''tinapa'') processing, fish drying (''daing''), fish paste ('' bagoong'') making, fish sauce ('' patis'') making and canning. Marine species caught within municipal fishing grounds include squid, mackerel, slipmouth, herring, goatfish, tuna, mullet, porgy, shrimp, barracuda, cavalla, snapper, catfish and roundscad. The Fil-Oil Development and Management Corporation (FMDC) has begun developing of the Philippine National Oil Corporation property into a special economic zone, theGovernment
Elected officials
The following are the elected officials of the town elected last May 13, 2019 which serves until 2022:List of former municipal heads
Gobernadorcillos * 1845 - Jacinto Jimenez * 1846 - Pablo Buendia * 1847 - Ventura Caldeira * 1848 - Jacinto Jimenez * 1849 - Adriano Zacarias * 1850 - Reducindo Cruz * 1851 - Pablo Buendia * 1852 - Jacinto Jimenez * 1853 - Reducindo Buenviaje * 1854 - Roberto Jimenez * 1855 - Lino Ner * 1856 - Lino Ner * 1857 - Benito Atangan * 1858 - Isidoro Gonzales * 1859 - Natalio Buenaflor * 1860 - Tomas Panganiban * 1861-1862 - Isidoro Gonzales * 1863-1864 - Lino Ner * 1865-1866 - Bernabe Raqueno * 1867-1868 - Lino Ner * 1869-1870 - Juan Buendia * 1871-1872 - Benito Atangan * 1873-1874 - Basilio Copon * 1875-1877 - Lino Ner * 1878-1879 - Bernabe Raqueño * 1880-1881 - Mariano Odvina * 1882-1883 - Francisco Prudente * 1884-1885 - Ciriaco Abutin * 1886-1887 - Pantaleon Raqueño * 1888- - Francisco Sales * 1889-1890 - Mariano Punzalan * 1891-1892 - Pablo Raqueño Capitan Presidents * 1893 - Roman Bulda * 1894 Marcelo Rodriguez * 1895-1898 - Catalino Abueg Presidente Municipal * 1899-1900 - Catalino Abueg * 1901-1905 - Andres Ner * 1906-1907 - Benigno Santi * 1908-1909 - Andres Villanueva * 1910-1912 - Andres Giongco * 1913-1915 - Pascual Jimenez * 1915-1922 - Julio Mata * 1922-1925 - Andres Giongco * 1925-1930 - Julio Mata * 1930-1934 - Narciso Jimenez Ner Municipal Mayors * 1934-1937 - Julio Mata * 1938-1941 - Jose Castro * 1942-1943 - Agustin Abadilla Japanese sponsored Mayor * 1944-1945 - Julio Mata Liberation Military Mayor * 1945 - Narciso Jimenez Ner Appointed by Pres. Osmena * 1946 - David Jimenez Appointed by Pres. Roxas * 1947 - Julio Mata Municipal Mayor * 1948-1951 - Remigio Cruz Prudente * 1952-1959 - Antonio Guhit * 1960-1963 - Pedro Giongco * 1964–1978, 1980-1986 - Calixto Enriquez * 1978-1980 - Agripina Abueg * 1986-1988 - Oscar Reyes * 1988-1992 - Ernesto Andico * 1992–1998, 2007–2016, 2019–2020 - Jose M. Ricafrente, Jr. * 1998-2007 - Renato M. Abutan * 2016–2019, 2020–present - Jose V. Ricafrente IIIEducation
Primary schools: * Rosario Elementary School * Agustin Abadilla Elementary School * David P. Jimenez Elementary School * Mayor Calixto D. Enriquez Elementary School (Ligtong Elem. School) * Silangan Elementary School Founded June 18, 1962 * Bagbag I Elementary School-Main (Greenfields Subd.) * Bagbag II Elementary School-Annex (Sunrise Subd.) * Tejeros Convention Elementary School * Bible Christian Academy (Cuevas Subd.) * Galilee Academy (Manggahan Compound) * Santo Rosario Catholic School (Most Holy Rosary Parish Compound) * King Arthur Academy of Cavite, Inc. (Karlaville Subd.) Secondary schools: * Bagbag National High School * Cafuir Learning Center (defunct) * Cavite State University - Science Education Laboratory School * Rosario Institute * Rosario National High School *Escuela Secondaria Señor de Salinas * STI High School - Rosario * Bible Christian Academy (Cuevas Subd) * Galilee Academy (Manggahan Compound) * Santo Rosario Catholic School (Most Holy Rosary Parish Compound) Tertiary schools: * Cavite State University Rosario Campus * STI College - Rosario Branch * Imus Computer College - Rosario Branch * Datacom Institute of Computer and Technology - Rosario CampusGallery
See also
* List of renamed cities and municipalities in the PhilippinesReferences
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