Roosevelt Protected Landscape | |
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Roosevelt Park | |
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)[1] | |
Location in Luzon | |
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]