Hinulugang Taktak

Hinulugang Taktak Protected Landscape
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Hinulugang Taktak
Map showing the location of Hinulugang Taktak Protected Landscape
Map showing the location of Hinulugang Taktak Protected Landscape
Location in Luzon
Map showing the location of Hinulugang Taktak Protected Landscape
Map showing the location of Hinulugang Taktak Protected Landscape
Location in the Philippines
LocationRizal, Philippines
Nearest cityAntipolo
Coordinates14°35′41″N 121°10′03″E / 14.59472°N 121.16750°E / 14.59472; 121.16750
Area3.2 hectares (7.9 acres)
Established15 July 1952 (Recreation area)
18 September 1990 (National park)
17 November 2000 (Protected landscape)
Visitors843,000 (in 2018[1])
Governing bodyRizal Provincial Government
Department of Environment and Natural Resources

Hinulugang Taktak Protected Landscape, also known as Hinulugan Taktak, is a protected area located in Rizal, Philippines. Initially assigned as a recreation area, the waterfall area has been designated as a national park by virtue of Republic Act No. 6964 in 1990.[2] Ten years later, it became a protected landscape in accordance to Proclamation No. 412.[3] It is being managed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Rizal Provincial Government.[4] As of 2003 and 2004, Hinulugang Taktak is the second most popular national park in the Philippines in terms of number of visitors.[5]

  1. ^ "Mayor Ynares glad tourists are flocking to Hinulugang Taktak again". Politiko. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Republic Act No. 6964". The Lawphil Project. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Proclamation No. 412 series of 2000". Official Gazette. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Hinulugang Taktak to be co-managed by DENR, LGUs of Rizal Province and Antipolo City". DENR CALABARZON. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Statistics on Philippine Protected Areas and Wildlife Resources". Biodiversity Management Bureau. Retrieved 30 May 2018.