The Pagsanjan Gorge National Park is a
national park
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and tourist zone located in the province of
Laguna
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in the Philippines, approximately southeast of
Manila
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. It protects an area of around a series of
gorge
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s on the
Bumbungan River which leads to
Pagsanjan Falls. 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
Pagsanjan,
Cavinti
Cavinti, officially the Municipality of Cavinti ( tgl, Bayan ng Cavinti), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,980 people.
It is in the Sierra Madre mounta ...
and
Lumban
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.
History
The park was first established in 1904 through Executive Order No. 33 signed by Civil Governor
Luke Edward Wright
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. The Caliraya Falls Reserve covered and was initially set aside for the development of water power from the falls of the Caliraya River. Executive Order No. 65 by Governor-General
William Cameron Forbes in 1913 reduced its size to . 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.
The national park was declared a tourist zone in 1976 with the administration and control transferred to the
Philippine Tourism Authority
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.
See also
*
List of national parks of the Philippines
References
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National parks of the Philippines
Geography of Laguna (province)
Tourist attractions in Laguna (province)
Protected areas established in 1904
1904 establishments in the Philippines