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Lake Palakpakin is one of the Seven Lakes of San Pablo in Laguna province in the Philippines.Palakpakin is located in Brgy.San Buenaventura, San Pablo City.With an area of 43 hectares (110 acres), it has a maximum depth of 7.5 metres (25 ft).
The city is also known as the "City of Seven Lakes" (Filipino: Lungsod ng Pitong Lawa), referring to the Seven Lakes of San Pablo: Lake Sampaloc (or Sampalok), Lake Palakpakin, Lake Bunot, Lakes Pandin and Yambo, Lake Muhikap, and Lake Calibato. San Pablo was part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lipa beginning in 1910.
The lakes are threatened by human intervention and exploitation, most especially Lake Sampaloc, which is located right in the center of San Pablo City. Several illegal settlements, illegal fish pens, commercial and business infrastructures on the shores have proliferated on some of the lakes causing increased pollution.
One of the seven lakes of San Pablo City: San Marcos: lahar-dammed 24 ha (59 acres) 222 m (728 ft) Tarlac: III: One of the lakes created by lahar from the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo San Roque: reservoir 882 ha (2,180 acres) 155 m (509 ft)
Pages in category "Seven Lakes of San Pablo" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ... Lake Palakpakin; Lakes Pandin and Yambo; S. Lake Sampaloc
A monument in San Pablo, Laguna, celebrating the introduction of tilapia to Lake Palakpakin and Lake Sampaloc. The 1970s and early 1980s saw the introduction of new tilapia species and hybrids, most crucially Nile tilapia, first imported in 1972.
Lake Yambo, San Pablo Dolotina Maar, San Pablo 14°5′58″N 121°17′53″E / 14.09944°N 121.29806°E / 14.09944; 121.29806 ( Dolotina Sampaloc Lake maar with (from L to R) Mounts Lagula, Nagcarlan and Atimba in the background.
Lake Bunot is a volcanic crater lake and is one of the Seven Lakes of San Pablo, Laguna in the Philippines. It is located in Brgy. Concepcion, San Pablo City. Only 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) from the city proper, Bunot is known for its cultured tilapia and fishpens for Nilotica fingerlings. Bunot has a normal surface area of 30.5 hectares (75 ...