The Mayon Volcano Natural Park is a protected area of the

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located in the

Bicol Region Bicol, known formally as the Bicol Region or colloquially as Bicolandia ( bcl, Rehiyon kan Bikol; Rinconada Bikol: ''Rehiyon ka Bikol''; Waray Sorsogon, Masbateño: ''Rehiyon san Bikol''; tl, Rehiyon ng Bikol), is an administrative region of ...

(Region 5) on southeast

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, the largest island of the country. The Natural park covers an area of , which includes its centerpiece Mayon Volcano, the most active volcano in the Philippines, and its adjacent surroundings. 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."Region 5 - Protected Areas"
. Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau of the Philippines. Retrieved on May 23, 2013.

Geography

Mayon Volcano Natural Park encompasses an area of located in the eight cities and municipalities that has jurisdiction of the mountain. These communities are

Camalig Camalig, officially the Municipality of Camalig ( bcl, Banwaan kan Camalig; tl, Bayan ng Camalig), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 72,042 people. It is known f ...

, Daraga,

Guinobatan Guinobatan, officially the Municipality of Guinobatan ( bcl, Banwaan kan Guinobatan; tl, Bayan ng Guinobatan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 85,786 people. ...

Legazpi City Legazpi, officially the City of Legazpi ( bcl, Siyudad nin Legazpi; fil, Lungsod ng Legazpi), is a 1st class component city and capital of the province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 209,533. Legazpi ...

Ligao City Ligao, officially the City of Ligao ( bcl, Siyudad kan Ligao; fil, Lungsod ng Ligao), is a 4th class component city in the province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 118,096 people. Most of the city's ...

Tabaco City Tabaco, officially the City of Tabaco ( bcl, Siyudad kan Tabaco; fil, Lungsod ng Tabaco), is a 4th class component city in the province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 140,961 people. It is one of t ...

Malilipot Malilipot, officially the Municipality of Malilipot ( bcl, Banwaan kan Malilipot; tl, Bayan ng Malilipot), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 40,857 people. His ...

, and

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, all in the province of Albay. The peak of the volcano is the highest elevation in the Bicol Region at .

History

The protected area was first declared as ''Mayon Volcano National Park'', with an initial area of , on July 20, 1938, by Proclamation no. 292 during the Commonwealth

presidency A presidency is an administration or the executive, the collective administrative and governmental entity that exists around an office of president of a state or nation. Although often the executive branch of government, and often personified b ...

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 The Department of Environment and Natural Resources ( fil, Kagawaran ng Kapaligiran at Likas na Yaman, DENR or KKLY) is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for governing and supervising the exploration, developmen ...

, all the protected areas of the country for the present and future generations of the Filipino people."Republic Act No. 7586"
Philippine Sustainable Development Network. Retrieved on May 20, 2013. 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.

Image gallery

Mt Mayon via Sumlang Lake - Albay - Philippines.jpg, View of Mt. Mayon via Sumlang Lake in Albay ATV Adventure at Mt Mayon, Albay, Philippines.jpg, ATV adventure at Mt. Mayon

References

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Geography

History

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See also

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