Mado Hot Spring National Park

Mado Hot Spring National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Map showing the location of Mado Hot Spring National Park
Map showing the location of Mado Hot Spring National Park
Location Maguindanao, Philippines
Nearest city Cotabato City, Maguindanao, Philippines
Coordinates 7°16′N 124°21′E / 7.267°N 124.350°E / 7.267; 124.350Coordinates: 7°16′N 124°21′E / 7.267°N 124.350°E / 7.267; 124.350
Area 48 hectares (120 acres)
Established September 25, 1939
Governing body Department of Environment and Natural Resources

Mado Hot Spring National Park is a protected area of the Philippines located in barangay Awang in the municipality of Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao in Mindanao Island. The park covers an area of 48 hectares containing the medicinal hotspring, along with a natural swimming pool and health resort near the Awang Airport. It was declared a national park in 1939 by virtue of Republic Act No. 456.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Establishing and Managing Protected Areas". DENR-Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau. Archived from the original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.

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