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English: Botolan, Zambales is a municipality in the province of Zambales in the Philippines. The town was founded by Spanish Governor-General Juan de Salcedo in 1572. Botolan Municipal Hall ( Botolan town proper) Coordinates: 15°17'19"N 120°1'23"E Map Of Mount Botolan, Zambales Province, Philippine Islands According to the census of May 1, 2010, it has a population of 54,434 people and 1st ...
The Carael section of the Zambales highway became impassable due to rising floodwaters. [62] Due to heavy downpour, the San Roque Dam in Eastern Pangasinan and Pantabangan Dam in Nueva Ecija was forced to release huge amount of water. It caused flooding in Eastern and Central Pangasinan as well as Nueva Ecija.
Botolan, officially the Municipality of Botolan, is a municipality in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 66,739 people. [4] Botolan is known for its larger Aeta population, wide gray sand beaches, and as the location of Mount Pinatubo.
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Lake Pinatubo (Filipino: Lawa ng Pinatubo) is the summit crater lake of Mount Pinatubo formed after its climactic eruption on June 15, 1991. The lake is located in the Zambales Mountains, in Botolan, Zambales, near the boundaries of Pampanga and Tarlac provinces in the Philippines.
On July 10, 2002, the west wall of the crater collapsed, slowly releasing approximately 160 million cubic meters (5.7 × 10 ^ 9 cu ft) of water and sediment into the Maraunot River in Botolan, Zambales. [23] On July 26, 2011, a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck close to Pinatubo; however, no major damages or casualties were reported. [24]
In 1991, damage to crops and property was estimated at $374 million (or $711 million today), to which continuing lahar floods added a further $69 million (or $127 million today) in 1992. In total, 42 percent of the cropland around the volcano was affected by more lahar floods, dealing a severe blow to the agricultural economy in the region.