Maps Page on The Philippines

 

Outline

1. Physical Environment
• Ecoregions
• 18 Major River Basins in the Philippines
• Land Cover
2. Weather & Climate
• Climate Types
• Risk to Projected Temperature Increase
• Combined Risk to Geophysical Disasters
3. Human Environment
• Population Density by City and Municipality
• Map of Regional Access to Healthcare, Drinking Water, and Transportation
• 2018, Income Map
4. Road maps
• Cebu City
• Quezon City
• Manilla
5. City Maps
• Cebu City
• Quezon City
• Manilla
6. Urban Transportation Maps
• Cebu City Proposed BRT
• Quezon City
• Kalakhang Maynila, Greater Manilla Transit Map
7. Tourist Maps
• Tourist Sites
• Pasalubong Map
• Things to Do in Cebu

 

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There are nine ecoregions of The Phillipine Islands. The northernmost region of the country is classified as having Luzon Rain Forests, further broken down into Luzon Montane, covering higher elevations like the Northern and Southern Sierra Madre and Zambales Mountains. The Luzon Tropical Pine Forests are located within areas above 1,000 meters exluding the montane forest expanse on the northern end of the island. The Mindoro Rain Forests ecoregion is located on the island of Mindoro and is condisdered a tropical wet climate. Further south is the greater Negros- Panay rain forest ecogregion to include the Western Visayas, the climate for this region is tropical wet as well and can receive 2,419mm of rainfall annually. On the Southeastern portion of the islands are the Mindanao ecoregions, a humid region categorized with mossy uper montane forest at elevations of 1,200 to 1,500m.

 

Caption Source:

Sawe, Benjamin Elisha. "Ecological Regions Of The Philippines." WorldAtlas, Apr. 25, 2017, worldatlas.com/articles/ecological-regions-of-the-philippines.html.

https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/im0128

18 Major River Basins in the Philippines

 

18 major river basins throughout the islands, they cover an area of 108,678 km² equivalent to 36.2% of the total land area of the Philippines. The Pasig-Marikina-Laguna de Bay Basin is a major river basin that serves the Metro Manila area (a population of 11 million in 2000) and the surrounding towns (at 3 million).

Caption Source:

http://hywr.kuciv.kyoto-u.ac.jp/ihp/riverCatalogue/Vol_05/9_Philippines.pdf

Land Cover in The Philippines

 

The most prominent land cover in the Philippines is wooded grassland covering over 90% of the country with the latter being Evergreen Broadleaf Forest on the most eastern side, and the exception of the Padawan Islands in the west.

 

Climate Types

The climate types in the Philippines based on Modified Coronas Climate Classification are defined according to seasonality of rainfall. They are divided into 4 types and depict the time of the year that a respective area receives the most mount of rainfall. The map also depicts weather station locations distributed throughout the country.

Risk to Projected Temperature Increase

 

Combined Risk to Geophysical Disasters

 

The Southernmost Islands of the Philippines are at a higher risk than those further north. These risks are earthquakes, earthquake-induced landslides, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis. It is important to note that these areas are mostly rural, low-income areas of the country.

 

3 Human Environment

As one may assess, areas with high population densities do correlate with city or municipal centers. The data gathered  on the year 2000 population density is defined 5 km by 5 km grids and was obtained from the National Statistics Office and from municipal data.

 

 

 

 

Map of Regional Access to Healthcare, Drinking Water, and Transportation

 

“In a survey conducted, about 3.8 percent of Filipinos in the National Capital Region said they did not have reliable electricity in their homes, whereas more than 10 percent of those living in MIMAROPA or ARMM were without reliable electricity. When asked about their access to healthcare facilities (Table 5), 52 percent of those surveyed said they had either good or very good access to these facilities. Fifty-six percent said they had good access to transportation, but only 45 percent of Filipinos felt they would have good or very good access to transportation when an evacuation order is issued. Almost half, 49 percent, of Filipinos claimed they could access an evacuation center. On average, 71 percent of Filipinos felt they had good or very good access to safe drinking water, though numbers varied widely across regions with only 46 percent of people living in Negros Island Region claiming access to safe drinking water and only 52 percent of those living in ARMM”

 

Caption Source:

 

https://hhi.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/publications/prc-phillippine-report-final_0.pdf

 

 

 

 

Full Year 2018, Poverty Incidents Amongst Families

 

Poverty in the Philippines has reduced from 2015 to 2018. The lowest percentage of poverty incidence is located in the city of 0.2%, and is as high as 17.1% in the city of Butuan. From this map we can gather that the least poor areas are centered around the capital and adjacent cities, and the poorest areas are more rural, located on the southern end of the archipelago.

 

4 Road Maps

Cebu City, GoogleMaps

 

Cebu City is an energetic, lively, and thriving metropolis. It is one of the Philippines capital cities. Energy in the city is described as infectious for nightlife. The area also attracts many Chinese and Korean cosmopolitans, due to the various universities in the area.

 

Manila Capital City, GoogleMaps

Manila City is considered the most densely populated city in the world. Located on the northwestern coast of the Philippines, its 1.6 million people consists of the people living in the business district of Makati City and the impoverished communities on its outskirts.

5 City Maps

 

Cebu City

 

Another look at Cebu City, featuring a scannable QR code with popular tourist sites.

 

Quezon City

 

 

 

Manila Capital City

 

The Metropolitan Manila area is highlighted by its respective regional boundaries, provincial boundaries, and municipal boundaries. The national capital, municipality center, and chartered cities are also areas of importance that can be used as a point of reference. It is important to note the purple lines depicting rail lines and the Pan Phillipine Highway.

6 Urban Transportation

 

Cebu City Proposed Bus Rapid Transit Plan

 

Quezon City, Urban Transportation

 

 

Manilla Urban Transit

 

The most comprehensive public transportation is expected to be in the capital city of Manila, featuring plane, train and airports.

7 Tourist Sites

 

 

 

 

Pasalubong is a Filipino word that describes a tradition of bringing back gifts to loved ones from a place one has visited. Different regions specialize in different food items and goods which make shopping for souvenirs a breeze!

 

 

 

 

The popular tourist destination, the island of Cebu, is also known as the Lechon capital and located in the central Visayas region. Like many of the other islands that the Philippines offers, Cebu and its surrounding islands feature plenty of activities from hiking, to shopping, to exploring landmarks from its 16^th century Spanish colonial past.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Submitted by Suzanne Lopez on Mar 06, 2020.