Pagsanjan Gorge National Park

Pagsanjan Gorge National Park
IUCN category II (national park)

Bumbungan River, also known as Pagsanjan River, near Pagsanjan Falls
Map showing the location of Pagsanjan Gorge National Park

Location in the Philippines

Location Laguna, Philippines
Nearest city Calamba, Laguna
Coordinates 14°16′0.5″N 121°27′49.3″E / 14.266806°N 121.463694°E / 14.266806; 121.463694Coordinates: 14°16′0.5″N 121°27′49.3″E / 14.266806°N 121.463694°E / 14.266806; 121.463694
Area 152.64 hectares (377.2 acres)
Established March 28, 1939 (National park)
July 26, 1904 (Nature reserve)
Governing body Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Philippine Tourism Authority

The Pagsanjan Gorge National Park is a national park and tourist zone located in the province of Laguna in the Philippines, approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) southeast of Manila. It protects an area of 152.64 hectares (377.2 acres) around a series of gorges on the Bumbungan River which leads to Pagsanjan Falls. Previously named the Caliraya Falls Reserve, it is one of the oldest parks in the country and one of two protected areas in Laguna. It is situated in the municipalities of Cavinti and Lumban near the border with the municipality of Pagsanjan.

History

The park was first established in 1904 through Executive Order No. 33 signed by Civil Governor Luke Edward Wright. The Caliraya Falls Reserve covered 5,892.22 hectares (22.7500 sq mi) and was initially set aside for the development of water power from the falls of the Caliraya River.[1] Executive Order No. 65 by Governor-General William Cameron Forbes in 1913 reduced its size to 2,019.34 hectares (20,193,400 m2).[2] In 1939, through Proclamation No. 392 signed by President Manuel Luis Quezon, the reserve was reclassified and renamed to Pagsanjan Gorge National Park with its area further reduced to its present size.[3]

The national park was declared a tourist zone in 1976 with the administration and control transferred to the Philippine Tourism Authority.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Bureau of Insular Affairs. "Laws Relating to Public Lands in the Philippine Islands". Harvard University. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Executive Orders and Proclamations Issued by the Governor-General During the Year 1913". Manila Bureau of Printing. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Proclamation No. 392, s. 1939". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Proclamation No. 1551, s. 1976". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
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