Magapit Protected Landscape

Magapit Protected Landscape
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
The Northeastern Cagayan Key Biodiversity Area includes the Magapit Protected Landscape
Map showing the location of Magapit Protected Landscape
Map showing the location of Magapit Protected Landscape
Location in the Philippines
LocationCagayan, Philippines
Nearest cityTuguegarao
Coordinates18°12′05″N 121°39′50″E / 18.20139°N 121.66389°E / 18.20139; 121.66389
Area3,403.62 hectares (8,410.5 acres)
EstablishedAugust 15, 1947 (Faunal reserve)
April 23, 2000 (Protected landscape)
Governing bodyDepartment of Environment and Natural Resources

The Magapit Protected Landscape is a protected area of forested limestone hills and grasslands in the Cagayan Valley of northern Luzon island in the Philippines. It covers an area of 3,403.62 hectares (8,410.5 acres) in northeastern Cagayan province straddling the municipalities of Lal-lo and Gattaran.[1] The park was established as a game refuge and bird sanctuary on 15 August 1947 covering an initial area of 4,554 hectares (11,250 acres) declared through Administrative Order No. 10 by President Manuel Roxas.[2] On 23 April 2000, the park was redesignated as a protected landscape area under the National Integrated Protected Areas System Act through Proclamation No. 285 signed by President Joseph Estrada.[3] The park is a component of the Northeastern Cagayan Key Biodiversity Area and also contains the Lal-lo and Gattaran Shell Middens, a proposed World Heritage Site.[4]

  1. ^ "Region 2 - Protected Areas". Department of Environment and Natural Resources Biodiversity Management Bureau. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  2. ^ "2004 Statistics on Philippine Protected Areas and Wildlife Resources". Department of Environment and Natural Resources Biodiversity Management Bureau. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Proclamation No. 285" (PDF). Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Northeastern Cagayan Key Biodiversity Area (NECKBA)". Philippine Biodiversity Partnerships. Retrieved 25 October 2014.