List of national parks of the Philippines

National Parks of the Philippines (Filipino: Pambansang Liwasan ng Pilipinas) are places of natural or historical value designated for protection and sustainable utilization by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources under the National Integrated Protected Areas System Act (1992).[1] As of 2012, there are 240 protected areas in the Philippines, of which 35 have been classified as National Parks.[2]

National parks

  World Heritage Site or part of a World Heritage Site
Name Location Area Established Coordinates
Aurora Memorial National Park Aurora-Nueva Ecija 5,676 ha
14,026 acres
1937 15°35′03″N 121°24′00″E / 15.58423°N 121.39990°E / 15.58423; 121.39990
Balbalasang-Balbalan National Park Kalinga 1,338 ha
3,306 acres
1972 17°27′00″N 121°09′00″E / 17.45000°N 121.15000°E / 17.45000; 121.15000
Bangan Hill National Park Nueva Vizcaya 13.90 ha
34 acres
1995 16°29′00″N 121°09′00″E / 16.48333°N 121.15000°E / 16.48333; 121.15000
Bataan National Park Bataan 23,688 ha
58,534 acres
1945 14°36′22″N 120°30′31″E / 14.60602°N 120.50848°E / 14.60602; 120.50848
Biak-na-Bato National Park Bulacan 2,117 ha
5,231 acres
1937 15°07′08″N 121°05′06″E / 15.11875°N 121.08510°E / 15.11875; 121.08510
Bulabog Putian National Park Iloilo 854.33 ha
2,111 acres
1961 11°02′01″N 122°40′02″E / 11.03370°N 122.66730°E / 11.03370; 122.66730
Caramoan National Park Camarines Sur 347 ha
857 acres
1938 13°46′49″N 123°52′49″E / 13.78036°N 123.88020°E / 13.78036; 123.88020
Cassamata Hill National Park Abra 57 ha
141 acres
1974 17°35′28″N 120°37′17″E / 17.59122°N 120.62143°E / 17.59122; 120.62143
Fuyot Springs National Park Isabela 819 ha
2,024 acres
1938 17°12′40″N 122°00′56″E / 17.21116°N 122.01555°E / 17.21116; 122.01555
Guadalupe Mabugnao Mainit Hot Spring National Park Cebu 57.50 ha
142 acres
1972 10°08′01″N 123°36′00″E / 10.13357°N 123.60009°E / 10.13357; 123.60009
Hundred Islands National Park Pangasinan 1,676.30 ha
4,142 acres
1940 16°12′02″N 120°02′15″E / 16.20050°N 120.03763°E / 16.20050; 120.03763
Kuapnit Balinsasayao National Park Leyte 364 ha
899 acres
1937 10°38′45″N 124°55′13″E / 10.64581°N 124.92034°E / 10.64581; 124.92034
Lake Butig National Park Lanao del Sur 68 ha
168 acres
1965 7°44′07″N 124°17′19″E / 7.73523°N 124.28869°E / 7.73523; 124.28869
Lake Dapao National Park Lanao del Sur 1,500 ha
3,707 acres
1965 7°47′16″N 124°02′51″E / 7.78782°N 124.04743°E / 7.78782; 124.04743
Libmanan Caves National Park Camarines Sur 19.40 ha
48 acres
1934 13°39′00″N 122°48′00″E / 13.65000°N 122.80000°E / 13.65000; 122.80000
Luneta National Park Metro Manila 16.24 ha
40 acres
1955 14°35′00″N 120°58′42″E / 14.58325°N 120.97831°E / 14.58325; 120.97831
MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park Leyte 6.78 ha
17 acres
1977 11°10′19″N 125°00′45″E / 11.17207°N 125.01244°E / 11.17207; 125.01244
Mado Hot Spring National Park Cotabato 48 ha
119 acres
1939 7°13′00″N 124°15′00″E / 7.21667°N 124.25000°E / 7.21667; 124.25000
Minalungao National Park Nueva Ecija 2,018 ha
4,987 acres
1967 15°18′27″N 121°08′33″E / 15.30738°N 121.14240°E / 15.30738; 121.14240
Mount Arayat National Park Pampanga 3,715.23 ha
9,181 acres
1933 15°12′13″N 120°43′45″E / 15.20373°N 120.72925°E / 15.20373; 120.72925
Mount Dajo National Park Sulu 213.35 ha
527 acres
1938 6°00′47″N 121°03′13″E / 6.01293°N 121.05358°E / 6.01293; 121.05358
Mount Data National Park
Baguio-Bontoc Scenic National Park
Cordillera 5,512 ha
13,620 acres
1936 16°52′41″N 120°50′18″E / 16.87804°N 120.83841°E / 16.87804; 120.83841
Mounts Iglit–Baco National Park Mindoro Occidental 75,455 ha
186,453 acres
1969 12°44′36″N 121°07′31″E / 12.74340°N 121.12521°E / 12.74340; 121.12521
Mount Pulag National Park Cordillera-Nueva Vizcaya 11,550 ha
28,541 acres
1987 16°35′01″N 120°53′01″E / 16.58357°N 120.88359°E / 16.58357; 120.88359
Naujan Lake National Park Mindoro Oriental 21,655 ha
53,511 acres
1956 13°10′22″N 121°20′34″E / 13.17270°N 121.34273°E / 13.17270; 121.34273
Northern Luzon Heroes Hill National Park Ilocos Sur 1,316 ha
3,252 acres
1963 17°29′10″N 120°27′11″E / 17.48614°N 120.45305°E / 17.48614; 120.45305
Olongapo Naval Base Perimeter National Park Zambales 9.04 ha
22 acres
1968 14°49′37″N 120°17′10″E / 14.82685°N 120.28599°E / 14.82685; 120.28599
Pagsanjan Gorge National Park Laguna 152.64 ha
377 acres
1939 14°16′00″N 121°29′00″E / 14.26667°N 121.48333°E / 14.26667; 121.48333
Pantuwaraya Lake National Park Lanao del Sur 20 ha
49 acres
1965 8°02′00″N 124°16′00″E / 8.03333°N 124.26667°E / 8.03333; 124.26667
Paoay Lake National Park Ilocos Norte 340 ha
840 acres
1969 18°07′16″N 120°32′12″E / 18.12114°N 120.53654°E / 18.12114; 120.53654
Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park Palawan 22,202 ha
54,862 acres
1999 10°10′00″N 118°55′00″E / 10.1667°N 118.9167°E / 10.1667; 118.9167
Quezon Memorial National Park Metro Manila 22.70 ha
56 acres
1975 14°39′04″N 121°02′57″E / 14.65110°N 121.04928°E / 14.65110; 121.04928
Rungkunan National Park Lanao del Sur undetermined 1965 8°03′40″N 124°24′11″E / 8.06100°N 124.40318°E / 8.06100; 124.40318
Sacred Mountain National Park Lanao del Sur 94 ha
232 acres
1965 8°01′16″N 124°17′47″E / 8.02120°N 124.29633°E / 8.02120; 124.29633
Salikata National Park Lanao del Sur undetermined 1965 7°52′14″N 124°21′32″E / 7.87046°N 124.35879°E / 7.87046; 124.35879

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