Cavinti is situated on the eastern side of the province of Laguna.

The town is bounded by the

municipality of Lumban in the north, by the municipalities of Sampaloc, Quezon and Mauban,
Quezon in the east, Pagsanjan in the west, and by Luisiana in the south. It has 19 barangays.

Cavinti is politically subdivided into 2 urban and 17 rural barangays. [2]

 Anglas
 Bangco
 Bukal
 Bulajo
 Cansuso
 Duhat (urban)
 Inao-Awan
 Kanluran Talaongan
 Labayo
 Layasin
 Layug
 Lumot/Mahipon
 Paowin
 Poblacion (urban)
 Sisilmin
 Silangan Talaongan
 Sumucab
 Tibatib
 Udia

Poblacion[edit]
It is the center of commercial and business activities in Cavinti. Almost all of the basic municipal
facilities are located in Poblacion including the Municipal Hall, Town Plaza, ABC Multi-Purpose Hall,
the Public Market, and many commercial and business establishments. The Catholic Church
(Transfiguration Parish) and Aglipayan Church are also located in Poblacion.

The Spanish Period[edit]

During this era, Cavinti is one of the least villages of Lumban, Laguna. The population is very low
and no significant development was recorded since during that time development was focused on
Municipality of Lumban. The town of Cavinti serves that time as a hunting ground for hunters. [5]

The American Period[edit]

Cavinti became one of the municipalities with high insurgency due to the construction of hydropower
dam where several lands were submerged.
Two connected man-made lakes (Lake Lumot and Lake Caliraya) were built by American engineers
in 1943 to supply water to the Caliraya Hydroelectric Plant. As the dams were constructed,
entrepreneurs with foresight created two adjacent communities which were envisioned to be
ecological communities, where one can enjoy the beauty and richness of unspoiled nature. The
results were man-made mountain lakes complete with coves and sandbars - Lake Caliraya and Lake
Lumot. The Americans also seeded the lake with Largemouth Black Bass imported from the USA,
which continues to proliferate and provide game fishers with year-round weekend excitement. In
fact, the two lakes are some of the places in the whole country where Philippine anglers can attempt
to catch the famed Largemouth Black Bass, one of the top freshwater gamefish of the United States
of America. During this regime, no further economic and infrastructure projects were implemented in
the town of Cavinti.[6]

The Japanese Occupation[edit]

All over the country, Japanese period was the days of disorder, fear, and desolation. Shortage of
food, limited infrastructure, limited medical services and limited educational services were rampant in
the whole country. The Philippines was run by a ‘puppet’ government as it was being governed by
the watchful eyes of the Japanese Imperial Army.
During this regime, insurgency becomes rampant and no further economic and infrastructure was
implemented in the town of Cavinti. [7]

The Third Republic[edit]

During this period, people in Municipality of Cavinti gave their hope in the new form of government.
However, due to the effect of war, there was an extensive problem in infrastructure specifically
roads, bridges and the construction of schools alongside with the problem in pestilence and
starvation. Thus, there is no further development for the town of Cavinti during this period. [8]
Cavinti is primarily an agricultural town. At the población, there are only a few commercial
establishments which cater to the basic services of the people. Most of them still go to Santa Crúz to
do their shopping or marketing and to avail themselves of other services not available in their town.
Sources of income of the people of Cavinti are mainly focused on tourism and agriculture such as
palay, bamboo, pandan, copra, coconut, vegetables and fruit trees. Piggery and poultry farming are
also sources of additional income for the townfolks. The business income of the local government
primarily comes from CBK Power Plants, Resorts, Hotels and Restaurants and operation of several
tourism-related projects.