Mount Iglit Baco National Park
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| Location: | Philippines | ||
| Specialty: | Mindoro | ||
| Next city: | Sablayan (OccidentalMindoro) , Bongabon (Oriental Mindoro) | ||
| Surface: | 754.45 km² | ||
| Founding: | November 9, 1970 | ||
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The mount Iglit-Baco National Park on the island of Mindoro on the border of the provinces of Occidental Mindoro and Oriental Mindoro in the Philippines . It was declared a national park on November 9, 1970 with the ratification of Republic Act 6148.
The national park covers an area of 75,445 hectares, in this area are the 1,432 meter high Mount Iglit and the 2,488 meter high Mount Baco. The terrain of the national park is described as very rugged, with deep gorges and large, wide plateaus. Eight rivers have their source in the area of the national park.
geology
In geology, the area is called the over 145,500,000 years in law resulting Baco-rock formation Jura referred. This group is made up of volcanic rocks. The Baco rock formation is divided into two formations: the lower Mansalay formation consisting primarily of clastic rocks such as slate , sandstone and phyllite . The upper Lumintao Formation consists mainly of basalt with basaltic tuff , sandstone, slate, clay slate and phyllite. The Mansalay Formation is in a long belt of Mamburao in a northwest-southeast orientation to the Barangay -Mansalay. The Lumintao Formation extends along the Lumintao River towards Mamburao on the western side of the island. The geological formations were also found on the upper reaches of the Pula Balete River west of Pinamalayan. Other important outcrops were found at the middle course of the Bongabong River and also in the western part of Roxas in Oriental Mindoro.
flora
In the national park there is one of the last forested areas on Mindoro, this forest cover extends around Mount Iglit. It is classified as a rainforest. The rain tree ( Samanea Saman ) grows on an area of 367 hectares near the Lamintao River , and its 15 to 20 centimeter long pods are used in naturopathy . Along the river Anahawin you can find the horsetail casuarine ( Casuarina equisetifolia ) called here "Agoho" , an ironwood tree about 20 meters high , which also plays an important role in natural medicine. In the mountainous north of the park there are large stands of mountain rainforest on the steep mountain slopes . On Mindoro, only three percent of the island is covered with rainforest and mountain rainforest. The vegetation around Mount Baco is grassland , which also extends to the east and west of the park and fills the largest area of the national park.
fauna
The Mount Ilgit Baco National Park is one of the most important retreats for the Tamarau cattle (Bubalus mindorensis) , which only occurs on Mindoro and is threatened with extinction , one of the national symbols of the Philippines. Other mammal species are the Philippines deer, wild boar and the bark climber species "Mindoro Cloud Rat". Endemic occurring bird species are the Plate Dove ( Gallicolumba platenae ), the Large Mindoro pigeon ( Ducula mindorensis ), the Mindoro scops owl ( Otus mindorensis ), the Mindorokuckuck ( Centropus steerii ) and the Mindoromistelfresser ( Dicaeum retrocinctum ).
Culture
Mount Iglit-Baco National Park is home to four indigenous peoples of the Philippines, these are the Batangan, Hinunuo, Mayan and Bangan. They practice traditional agriculture, mainly for self-sufficiency.
See also
source
- Department of Environment and Natural Resources , Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau (PAWB)
- Mount Iglit Baco National Park on the UNESCO Tentative List
- The National Park on Bird Life by the Haribon Foundation
- Geology Mindoro on Mines and Geology Sciences Bureau