Diwata Mountains
| Diwata Mountains | ||
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| Highest peak | Hilong-hilong ( 2012 m ) | |
| location | Mindanao , Philippines | |
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| Coordinates | 9 ° 2 ′ N , 125 ° 49 ′ E | |
The Diwata Mountains , also known as the Mount Diwata Range , are a mountain range in the Philippines . It is located in northeast Mindanao , stretches from the north of the Surigao del Sur Province to the Davao de Oro Province and also includes areas east of the Agusan Valley in the Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur provinces .
The mountain range extends over a length of approx. 180 km and reaches a maximum width of 36 km. The northern region of the mountain range is higher and more rugged than the central region. This forms a mountain saddle with an average height of 450 meters to rise again in the southern part. The highest mountain in the range is Hilong-hilong mountain with a height of about 2,012 meters, according to other sources 1,920 meters above sea level. Other mountains in this range are Mount Legaspi (1,170 meters) in the north, Mount Mabaho (1,860 meters) and the southernmost mountain of the range, Mount Pasian (1,416 meters). Mount Diwata reaches a height of 1,261 meters and is regionally also called Bundok Diwalwal .
Originally, the mountains were covered by closed rainforest with a highly diverse flora and fauna, which, however, have come under pressure in the last 30 years due to logging, slash and burn and mining. The mountain range is part of the East Mindanao Biosphere Corridor, which extends from the Siargao Islands to the Hamiguitan . It is an important refuge for the Philippine Eagle ( Pithecophaga jefferyi ), the Mindanao bleeding-heart ( Gallicolumba criniger ), the giant scops owl ( Mimizuku gurneyi ), the Mindanaoliest ( Actenoides hombroni ), the gold Fischer ( Ceyx melanurus ), the Silberfischer ( Alcedo argentata ) the Philippines broad-jawed ( Eurylaimus steerii ) and the Philippines leaf bird ( Chloropsis flavipennis ). On Mount Sambilican alone, 22 species of amphibians , 37 species of reptiles , 126 different species of birds and 30 species of mammals were recorded during excursions. Of these, 45% of the amphibians, 51% of the reptiles, 48% of the bird species and 60% of the mammal species were endemic to the island or in the mountains. Seventeen species are of socio-economic or medical importance to the local population. In the mountains are the two nature reserves Cabadbaran-Santiago Watershed Forest Reserve and the Andanan Natural Park .
Four different Lumad tribes live in the Diwata Mountains, these are the Manobo , Mandaya , Mangguangan and the Dibabawon .
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Diwata Mountains on Phil-Documents ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Mount Pasian on Peakery ( Memento of the original from May 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b The Diwata Mountains on Mindanaofocus
- ↑ The Diwata Range on Birdlife international
- ↑ Diversity and Endemism of Vertebrate Fauna in Mt. Diwata, Agusan del Sur ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
