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Department of Environment and Natural Resources |
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DENR CATANDUANES (PENRO Catanduanes/CENRO Virac) |
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San Isidro Village, Virac, Catanduanes
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052-8113709/ penrocatanduanes_r5@yahoo.com |
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Province of Catanduanes |
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The island province of Catanduanes is located in the Pacific Coast, southeast of the main island of Luzon. It lies between 13.5 and 14.1 degrees North Latitude and extends from 124.0 to 124.5 degrees east longitudes. The island is bounded on the west by the Maqueda Channel, on the south by Lagonoy Gulf, and on the north and east by the Philippine sea.
Catanduanes is an island characterized by hilly to mountainous terrain which become more pronounced towards the central portion. Less than (10) percent of the land area has slope gradients under eight (8) percent. Approximately 49 percent of the land area is classified as rolling to hilly terrain, 29 percent are steep hills and mountains while seven (7) percent are steep and mountainous. These landform of Catanduanes makes it appropriate to be considered as one of the best forested cover in the Bicol Region. |