List of national parks of the Philippines
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This is a list of national park
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National park
A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or...
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| Name | Size | Province | Established | Coordinates | Category |
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| Batanes | |||||
| Batanes Protected landscapes and seascapes | various | Batanes | 1993 | ||
| Batanes | 213578 ha (824.6 sq mi) | Batanes | 1994 | V | |
| Luzon & Mindoro | |||||
| Angono Triglyphs Angono Petroglyphs The Angono Petroglyphs is the oldest known work of art in the Philippines. There are 127 human and animal figures engraved on the rockwall dating back to 3000 BC... |
25 metre by 3 metre | Angono, Rizal | 1993 | 14°32′0"N 121°09′0"E | |
| Apo Reef Apo Reef Apo Reef is a series of coral reefs encompassing 34 square kilometers within the waters of Occidental Mindoro in the Philippines. It is the world's second-largest contiguous coral reef system and the largest in the country... |
11677 ha (45.1 sq mi) | Mindoro Occidental | 1996 | ||
| Apo Reef | 3400 ha (13.1 sq mi) | Occidental Mindoro | 2006 | 12°44′47"N 120°23′46"E | |
| Apo Reef Natural Park | 15792 ha (61 sq mi) | Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro | 1993 | 12°44′47"N 120°23′46"E | |
| Kabayan Mummy Fire Mummies The Fire Mummies of the Philippines, also known as the Kabayan Mummies, Benguet Mummies, or Ibaloi Mummies, are a group of mummies found in Kabayan, a town in the northern part of the Philippines.-History:... Burial Caves |
n/a | Benguet | 2006 | 16°33′N 120°45′E | |
| Mount Arayat Mount Arayat Mount Arayat is an extinct stratovolcano on Luzon Island, Philippines, rising to a height of There is no recorded eruption of the volcano, and its last activity probably dates to the Holocene era.The volcano is located in a flat agricultural region at... |
3715 ha (14.3 sq mi) | Pampanga | 1933 | 15°13′N 120°44′E | V |
| Aurora Memorial | 5676 ha (21.9 sq mi) | Nueva Ecija | 1937 | 15°39′N 121°21′E | |
| Balbalasang-Balbalan | 1338 ha (5.2 sq mi) | Kalinga | 1972 | 17°26′N 121°07′E | |
| Biak-na-Bato National Park | 2370 ha (9.2 sq mi) | Bulucan | 1989 | II | |
| Mount Bulusan Mount Bulusan Mount Bulusan, or Bulusan Volcano, is the southernmost volcano on Luzon Island in the Republic of the Philippines. It is situated in the province of Sorsogon in the Bicol region, southeast of Mayon Volcano and approximately southeast of the Philippine capital of Manila.It is one of the active... |
3673 ha (14.2 sq mi) | Sorsogon | 1935 | 12°47′N 124°04′E | II |
| Mount Banahaw Mount Banahaw Mount Banahaw is an active volcano on Luzon Island in the Republic of the Philippines. The three-peaked volcano complex is located between the provinces of Laguna and Quezon and is the tallest mountain in the CALABARZON region dominating the landscape for miles around.The mountain is considered by... |
3539 ha (13.7 sq mi) | Quezon | 1941 | 14°01′N 121°28′E | II |
| Bataan Bataan Bataan is a province of the Philippines occupying the whole of the Bataan Peninsula on Luzon. The province is part of the Central Luzon region. The capital of Bataan is Balanga City and it is bordered by the provinces of Zambales and Pampanga to the north... |
23668 ha (91.4 sq mi) | Bataan | 1945 | 14°44′N 120°27′E | IV |
| Mt. Calavite | 17000 ha (65.6 sq mi) | Mindoro Occidental | 1920 | 13°27′N 120°23′E | |
| Mount Data | 5512 ha (21.3 sq mi) | Mountain | 1936 | 16°52′N 120°55′E | V |
| Hundred Islands Hundred Islands National Park The Hundred Islands National Park is in the province of Pangasinan in northern Philippines. It is located in Alaminos City, Pangasinan. The islands are scattered along Lingayen Gulf and cover an area of 18.44 square kilometres . They are believed to be about two million years old... |
1676 ha (6.5 sq mi) | Pangasinan | 1979 | 16°11′N 120°02′E | |
| Mounts Iglit-Baco | 75445 ha (291.3 sq mi) | Mindoro Occidental | 1970 | 12°51′N 121°11′E | IV |
| Mount Isarog Mount Isarog Mount Isarog is a potentially active stratovolcano located in the province of Camarines Sur, Island of Luzon, Philippines.It was here that Bicolano guerillas hid during the Japanese Period... |
10112 ha (39 sq mi) | Camarines Sur | 1938 | 13°38′N 123°24′E | II\ |
| Masinloc and Oyon Bay Marine Reserve | 7568 ha (29.2 sq mi) | Zambales | 1994 | Ia | |
| Mayon Volcano Mayon Volcano Mayon Volcano, also known as Mount Mayon, is an active volcano in the province of Albay, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Renowned as the "perfect cone" because of its almost symmetric conical shape, Mayon forms the northern boundary of Legazpi City, the largest city in terms of... |
5459 ha (21.1 sq mi) | Albay | 1938 | 13°15′N 123°40′E | III |
| Minasawa Island | 10 ha (0.0386102158592535 sq mi) | Quezon | 1964 | 14°48′N 122°03′E | |
| Naujan Lake Naujan Lake Naujan Lake is the fifth largest lake in the Philippines, in the northeastern corner of the province of Oriental Mindoro on Mindoro Island. The lake itself is approximately 8,125 ha of open water in Naujan Lake National Park. The lake is bounded by the towns of Naujan in the north, Victoria in... |
21655 ha (83.6 sq mi) | Mindoro Oriental | 1956 | 13°09′N 121°20′E | IV |
| Northern Sierra Madre Sierra Madre (Philippines) The Sierra Madre is a mountain range in The Philippines. It is located along the north-eastern coast of Luzon Island, running north/south. Quezon National Forest Park is situated in the range.-Geography:... |
319513 ha (1,233.6 sq mi) | Cagayan | 1997 | II | |
| Palaui Island Marine Reserve | 7415 ha (28.6 sq mi) | Cagayan | 1994 | Ia | |
| Mount Pulag Mount Pulag Mount Pulag is the second highest mountain in the Philippines. It is Luzon’s highest peak at 2,922 meters above sea level. The borders between the provinces of Benguet, Ifugao, and Nueva Vizcaya meet at the mountain's peak.... |
11550 ha (44.6 sq mi) | Ifugao | 1987 | 16°35′N 120°57′E | |
| Quezon | 983 ha (3.8 sq mi) | Quezon | 1934 | 13°58′N 121°56′E | |
| Penablanca | 4136 ha (16 sq mi) | Cagayan | 1994 | V | |
| Taal Volcano Taal Volcano Taal Volcano is a complex volcano located on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Historical eruptions are concentrated on Volcano Island, an island near the middle of Lake Taal. The lake partially fills Taal Caldera, which was formed by powerful prehistoric eruptions between 140,000 to 5,380 BP... |
4537 ha (17.5 sq mi) | Batangas | 1967 | 14°00′N 120°59′E | III |
| Taal Volcano Protected landscape | n/a | Batangas | 2006 | 13°55′0"N 120°55′0"E to 13°55′0"N 120°5′0"E | III |
| Taal Volcano | 62292 ha (240.5 sq mi) | Batangas | 1996 | V | |
| Tirad Pass | 6320 ha (24.4 sq mi) | Ilocos Sur | 1938 | 16°58′N 120°40′E | III |
| Visayas | |||||
| Apo island | 691 ha (2.7 sq mi) | Negros Oriental | 1996 | V | |
| Bulabog-Putian | 854 ha (3.3 sq mi) | Panay | 1961 | 11°03′N 122°41′E | |
| Chocolate Hills Chocolate Hills The Chocolate Hills is an unusual geological formation in Bohol province, Philippines. According to the latest accurate survey done, there are 1,776 hills spread over an area of more than . They are covered in green grass that turns brown during the dry season, hence the name.The Chocolate Hills... Natural Monument |
n/a | Bohol | 2006 | 9°55′N 124°10′E | |
| Kanlaon Kanlaon Kanlaon Volcano, also spelled as Kanla-on or Canlaon, is an active volcano on Negros island in central Philippines. The stratovolcano straddles the provinces of Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental, approximately southeast of Bacolod City, the capital and most populous city of Negros... Volcano |
24558 ha (94.8 sq mi) | Negros Occidental | 1934 | 10°25′N 123°08′E | II |
| Lake Danao (Negros) Lake Danao (Negros) Lake Danao is the smaller of the two lakes located in Balinsasayao Twin Lakes Natural Park in the southern part of Negros Oriental, Philippines; the other being Lake Balinsasayao. The lakes and its surrounding were designated as a protected area by Proclamation No. 414 on November 21, 2000... |
1500 ha (5.8 sq mi) | Negros Oriental | 1967 | 9°20′N 123°15′E | IV |
| Lake Imelda (Leyte) | 2047 ha (7.9 sq mi) | Leyte | 1967 | 11°05′N 124°42′E | |
| Guiuan | 60448 ha (233.4 sq mi) | Samar | 1994 | V | |
| Mount Guiting-Guiting Mount Guiting-Guiting Mount Guiting-Guiting is a mountain located in the heart of Sibuyan Island, one of the seven islands of Romblon Province in the Philippines. Guiting-Guiting, in the local dialect, means "jagged"... |
15265 ha (58.9 sq mi) | Romblon | 1996 | II | |
| Rajah Sikatuna | 9023 ha (34.8 sq mi) | Bohol | 1987 | 9°44′N 124°13′E | IV |
| Sagay | 28300 ha (109.3 sq mi) | Negros del Norte | 1995 | V | |
| Sohoton Natural Bridge | 840 ha (3.2 sq mi) | Western Samar | 1935 | 11°26′N 125°09′E | |
| Mindanao | |||||
| Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in the Philippines declared by the former President Fidel V. Ramos. The marshland acts like a sponge, as it is nestled in the midwaters of the Agusan River drainage basin. Within its lakes, several floating communities can be... |
14835.989 ha (57.3 sq mi) | Agusan del Sur | 2006 | 8°0′N 125°52′E to 8°19′N 126°2′E | |
| Agusan Marsh | 89539 ha (345.7 sq mi) | Agusan del Sur | 1996 | IV | |
| Mount Apo Mount Apo Mount Apo is a large solfataric, potentially-active stratovolcano in the island of Mindanao, Philippines. With an altitude of , it is the highest mountain in the country and is located between Davao City and Davao del Sur province in Region XI and Cotabato province in Region XII... and Mount Hamiguitan Mount Hamiguitan Mount Hamiguitan is a mountain located in the province of Davao Oriental. It has a height of 1,620 meters . The mountain and its vicinity has one of the most diverse wildlife populations in the Philippines. Among the wildlife found in the area are Philippine eagles and several species of Nepenthes... : Sanctuaries of Endemism in Mindanao |
64053 ha (247.3 sq mi) | Davao del Sur, North Cotabato, Davao Oriental, Davao City. | 2008 | 06°47′N 125°9′E to 07°7′N 125°27′E and 06°40′N 126°9′E to 06°47′N 126°13′E |
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| Ligawasan Marsh | 288000 ha (1,112 sq mi) | Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat and Cotabato. | 2006 | 6°58′N 124°37′E | |
| The Maranao Settlement of Tugaya | n/a | Lanao sel Sur | 2006 | ||
| Mount Apo | 72113 ha (278.4 sq mi) | Davao Del Sur, North Cotabato | 1936 | 7°00′N 125°10′E | II |
| Basilan | 3100 ha (12 sq mi) | Basilan | 1939 | 6°35′N 122°07′E | II |
| Butuan Archeological Sites | n/a | Agusan del Norte | 2006 | 8°57′0"N 129°29′55"E | |
| Mount Kitanglad Mount Kitanglad Mount Kitanglad is an inactive volcanic volcano located in the Kitanglad Mountain Range in Bukidnon province on Mindanao island. It is officially declared as the fourth highest mountain in the Philippines and has an approximate height of 2,899 meters... |
29716 ha (114.7 sq mi) | Bukidnon | 1990 | 8°11′N 124°55′E | II |
| Mount Kitanglad | 29617 ha (114.4 sq mi) | Bukidnon | 1996 | II | |
| Liguasan Marsh | 43930 ha (169.6 sq mi) | Maguindanao | 1941 | 7°08′N 124°25′E | IV |
| Mount Malindang Mount Malindang Mount Malindang is a complex volcano located in the province of Misamis Occidental in the southern island of Mindanao, Philippines. The least studied mountain range was formed through several volcanic activities some of which could be historical, evident by the presence of two calderas, surrounded... |
53262 ha (205.6 sq mi) | Misamis Occidental | 1971 | 8°17′N 123°32′E | II |
| Mount Matutum | 15600 ha (60.2 sq mi) | South Cotabato | 1995 | V | |
| Pujada Bay | 21200 ha (81.9 sq mi) | Davao Oriental | 1994 | V | |
| Sarangani Bay Sarangani Bay Sarangani Bay is a bay located on the southern tip of Mindanao in the Philippines. It opens up to the Celebes Sea on the Pacific Ocean. General Santos City, one of the Philippines most important cities and ports, is located on the bay, making the bay one of the busiest and often the sight of... |
215950 ha (833.8 sq mi) | South Cotabato | 1996 | V | |
| Siargao Siargao Island is a tear-drop shaped island in the Philippine Sea situated 800 kilometers southeast of Manila in the province of Surigao del Norte. It has a land area of approximately 437 square kilometers. The east coast is relatively straight with one deep inlet, Port Pilar. The coastline is marked by a... |
278914 ha (1,076.9 sq mi) | Surigao del Norte | 1996 | V | |
| Palawan | |||||
| Coron Island Natural Biotic Area | n/a | Palawan | 2006 | 11°48′N 120°11′E to 12°00′N 120°19′E | |
| El Nido El Nido, Palawan El Nido is a first class municipality and managed resource protected area in the province of Palawan in the Philippines... -Taytay Taytay, Palawan Taytay is a 1st class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 53,657 people in 10,083 households.-History:During the Spanish colonization of the Philippines, Taytay was founded in 1623... Managed Resource Protected Area |
36000 ha (139 sq mi) land 54000 ha (208.5 sq mi) marine waters |
Palawan | 2006 | 11°14′N 119°25′E | |
| St. Paul Subterranean River | 3901 ha (15.1 sq mi) | Palawan | 1971 | 10°10′N 118°55′E | II |
| The Tabon Cave Complex and all of Lipuun | 104 ha (0.401546244936236 sq mi) | Palawan | 2006 | 8°N 116°E to 10°N 118°E | II |
| Ursula Island | 10 ha (0.0386102158592535 sq mi) | Palawan | 1960 | 8°21′N 117°31′E | |
| Marine Parks & Reserves | |||||
| Tubbataha Reef Tubbataha Reef Tubbataha Reef is an atoll coral reef located in the Sulu Sea of the Philippines. It is a marine sanctuary protected as Tubbataha Reef National Marine Park... s |
33200 ha (128.2 sq mi) | Sulu | 1988 | 8°53′N 119°53′E | II |
| Taklong Island | 1143 ha (4.4 sq mi) | Panay Gulf | 1990 | 10°24′N 122°30′E | V |
| Sulu | |||||
| Turtle Islands Turtle Islands, Tawi-Tawi Turtle Islands, also known as Turtle Isles, is a 5th class municipality composed of a remote group of seven islands in the province of Tawi-Tawi in the Southern Philippines.-Location:... Wildlife Sanctuary |
308 ha (1.2 sq mi) | Sulu | 2006 | 6°10′N 118°10′E | |
| Other | |||||
| Baroque Churches of the Philippines | n/a | Cebu, Eastern Samar, Bohol, Siquijor, Isabela | 2006 | ||
| Jesuit Churches of the Philippines | n/a | Guiwan, Samar; Maragondon, Cavite; Baclayon, Bohol; Loboc, Bohol | 1993 | ||
- Sources:
- UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the Philippines, UNESCO
- National Parks and Reserves in the Philippines - Existing and Proposed, Bundok Philippines
- Parks - 1997 United Nations List of Protected Areas - Philippines, Bundok Philippines
Categories are International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) categories I. Strict Nature Reserve/Scientific Reserve II. National Park III. Natural Monument/Natural Landmark IV. Managed Nature Reserve/Wildlife Sanctuary V. Protected Landscapes and Seascapes VI. Resource Reserve VII. Anthropological Reserve/Natural Biotic Area VIII. Multiple Use Management Area/Managed Resource Area View 1994 IUCN Protected Area Categories View 1997 UN Protected Area List for Philippines