Mayon Volcano Natural Park

The Mayon Volcano Natural Park is a protected area of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region (Region 5) on southeast Luzon Island, the largest island of the country. The Natural park covers an area of 5,775.7 hectares (14,272 acres), which includes its centerpiece Mayon Volcano, the most active volcano in the Philippines, and its adjacent surroundings.[1] The volcano is also renowned for having an almost perfect cone. First protected as a National Park in 1938, it was reclassified as a Natural Park in the year 2000.[1]

Mayon Volcano Natural Park
Mayon Volcano
IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)
The centerpiece of the Natural park, the almost perfect cone of Mayon Volcano
Location within the Philippines
LocationAlbay
Nearest cityLegazpi City, Ligao City, Tabaco City
Coordinates13°15′24″N 123°41′6″E
Area5,775.7 hectares (14,272 acres)
EstablishedJuly 20, 1938 (National park)
November 21, 2000 (Natural park)
Governing bodyProtected Areas and Wildlife Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources

Geography

Mayon Volcano Natural Park encompasses an area of 5,775.7 hectares (14,272 acres) located in the eight cities and municipalities that has jurisdiction of the mountain. These communities are Camalig, Daraga, Guinobatan, Legazpi City, Ligao City, Tabaco City, Malilipot, and Santo Domingo, all in the province of Albay. The peak of the volcano is the highest elevation in the Bicol Region at 2,462 metres (8,077 ft).[2]

History

The protected area was first declared as Mayon Volcano National Park, with an initial area of 5,458.65 hectares (13,488.6 acres), on July 20, 1938 by Proclamation no. 292 during the Commonwealth presidency of Manuel L. Quezon. In 1992, the Republic Act No. 7586 or the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) Act was established to create, designate, classify and administered by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, all the protected areas of the country for the present and future generations of the Filipino people.[3] Under NIPAS, the Mayon Volcano National Park was reclassified and renamed as Mayon Volcano Natural Park with the signing of Proclamation No. 412 on November 21, 2000.[1]

  • View of Mt. Mayon via Sumlang Lake in Albay
  • ATV adventure at Mt. Mayon

See also

References
  1. "Region 5 - Protected Areas" Archived 2012-03-21 at the Wayback Machine. Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau of the Philippines. Retrieved on 2013-05-23.
  2. "Mayon". Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved on 2013-05-23.
  3. "Republic Act No. 7586". Philippine Sustainable Development Network. Retrieved on 2013-05-20.
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