Baliangao Protected Landscape and Seascape

Baliangao Protected Landscape and Seascape
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Map showing the location of Baliangao Protected Landscape and Seascape
Map showing the location of Baliangao Protected Landscape and Seascape
Location in the Philippines
LocationBaliangao, Misamis Occidental, Philippines
Nearest cityDapitan
Coordinates8°37′14″N 123°38′8″E / 8.62056°N 123.63556°E / 8.62056; 123.63556
Area294.10 ha (726.7 acres)
EstablishedNovember 22, 2000
Governing bodyDepartment of Environment and Natural Resources

The Baliangao Protected Landscape and Seascape is a wetland conservation area along the coast of Danao Bay in northern Misamis Occidental, Philippines. Situated on the territory of four barangays in the municipality of Baliangao (Misom, Sinian, Tugas and Landing), it covers 294.10 hectares (726.7 acres) of terrestrial and marine areas consisting of mangrove, sea grass and coral reef ecosystems. The protected area also includes a portion of Sinian River which drains into Danao Bay. It was established in 2000 through Proclamation No. 418.[1]

  1. ^ "Proclamation No. 418, s. 2000". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved March 18, 2016.