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English: The Puerto Princesa Subterranean Park is a protected area of world-wide importance located about 80 km north of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines. The park has a limestone karst mountain landscape and represents a habitat for biodiversity conservation with a full range of mountain-to-the-sea ecosystems.
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The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is a protected area in the Philippines.. The park is located in the Saint Paul Mountain Range on the western coast of the island of Palawan, about 80 kilometers (50 mi) north of the city of Puerto Princesa, and contains the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River (also known as the Puerto Princesa Underground River or just Underground River).
The Palawan rain forests ecoregion (WWF ID:IM0143) covers the Palawan Island Archipelago, centered on Palawan Island, the sixth largest island in the Philippines.The islands act as an ecological bridge between Borneo and the main islands of the Philippines, even though there were channels between the islands through the last ice age when sea levels were low.
In the same year, the Forest Act of 1904 (Act No. 1148) was adopted that expanded the scope of protected areas in the Philippines. [4] Among the first of such mountain forest reserves to be declared was Mount Maquiling declared on November 21, 1910. [5]
The 1,150,800 hectares of the biosphere reserve include the entire Province of Palawan Island, which is the westernmost province of the Philippines. The biosphere reserve is home to the Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park and the Tubattaha Reefs Natural Park, both are declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Poverty incidence of Puerto Princesa 5 10 15 20 2006 9.20 2009 15.48 2012 7.79 2015 11.25 2018 4.12 2021 4.80 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Puerto Princesa is known as the "Eco-Tourism Center of the Philippines". In recent years, the city has seen an increase in the number of tourists bringing with them trade and businesses for the city. Many hotels ranging from basic to five-star ...
Balabac mainland is a three-hour boat trip from Bataraza on the island of Palawan; Bataraza in turn can be reached from Palawan's capital city Puerto Princesa. An old airstrip located on the island of Bugsuk serves no commercial flights. Another private airstrip is located on the island of Ramos.