| Roosevelt Protected Landscape | |
|---|---|
| Roosevelt Park | |
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)[1] | |
 The protected landscape area of Roosevelt in Dinalupihan | |
.svg)  Location in Luzon .svg) Location in the Philippines | |
| Location | Bataan, Philippines |
| Nearest city | Olongapo |
| Coordinates | 14°51′11″N 120°16′57″E / 14.85306°N 120.28250°E |
| Area | 786.04 hectares (1,942.3 acres) |
| Established | March 30, 1933 (National park) April 23, 2000 (Protected landscape) |
| Governing body | Department of Environment and Natural Resources |
The Roosevelt Protected Landscape, also known as Roosevelt Park, is a protected area in the Central Luzon region in the Philippines. It occupies an area of 786.04 hectares (1,942.3 acres) of grasslands and old-growth forest in northern Bataan province near Olongapo and the Subic Bay Freeport Zone.[2] The park was established as Roosevelt National Park covering an area of 1,485 hectares (3,670 acres) on March 30, 1933, through Proclamation No. 567 signed by Governor-General Theodore Roosevelt Jr.[3][4] In 1965, the national park was reduced to 1,334 hectares (3,300 acres). On April 23, 2000, the park was reclassified as a protected landscape area and was further reduced to its present area of 786.04 hectares (1,942.3 acres).[3][4]
- ^ Protected Area Profile for Roosevelt Protected Landscape Archived August 5, 2023, at the Wayback Machine from the World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- ^ "Proclamation No. 273" (PDF). Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- ^ a b "2004 Statistics on Philippine Protected Areas and Wildlife Resources". Department of Environment and Natural Resources Biodiversity Management Bureau. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- ^ a b "Proclamation No. 508, s. 1965". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved November 25, 2014.