Ternate, Cavite

Ternate

*Bahra*
Ternate Bahra
Municipality
	Municipality of Ternate
	Santo Niño de Ternate Parish Church Ternate Marker along Governor's Drive Ternate Town Plaza
	Seal
	Nickname: Hispanic Centre of Luzon
	Map of Cavite with Ternate highlighted
	Interactive map of Ternate
	Ternate Location within the Philippines
	Coordinates: 14°17′N 120°43′E / 14.28°N 120.72°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Calabarzon
Province	Cavite
District	8th district
Founded	1857
Annexation to Naic	October 15, 1903
Chartered	January 1, 1916
Named after	Ternate, Indonesia
Barangays	10 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Lamberto D. Bambao
• Vice Mayor	Salvador C. Gubio Jr.
• Representative	Aniela Bianca D. Tolentino
• Municipal Council	Members ; Calvin Kenneth C. Soberano; Charito S. Mojica; Lolita B. Nacis; Deonilo I. Bersamina; Romel G. Anit; Rico L. Nigoza; Persival L. Garcia; Rolando A. Federico;
• Electorate	17,919 voters (2025)
Area
• Total	59.93 km2 (23.14 sq mi)
Elevation	53 m (174 ft)
Highest elevation	649 m (2,129 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2024 census)
• Total	24,891
• Density	415.3/km2 (1,076/sq mi)
• Households	6,344
Demonym	Ternateño
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	5.56% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 313.1 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 401.2 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 136.4 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 21.12 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Manila Electric Company (Meralco)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	4111
PSGC	0402121000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)46
Native languages	Chavacano; Tagalog
Website	www.ternate.cavite.gov.ph

Ternate, officially the Municipality of Ternate (Filipino: Bayan ng Ternate; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Ternate), is a municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 24,891 people.

Formerly known as Bahra, the municipality is named after Ternate island of Indonesia where migrants from then Dutch East Indies originated.