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Location:


l5°05'N, 120°53'E; near the towns of Candaba, San Miguel and San Ildefonso, 50 km NNW of Metro Manila, Pampanga and Bulacan Provinces, central Luzon.

Area:


32,000 ha.

Altitude:


11 m.

Description of site:


A complex of freshwater ponds, swamps and marshes with surrounding areas of seasonally flooded grassland, arable land and palm savanna on a vast alluvial flood plain. The entire area is usually flooded in the wet season, but most of it dries out during the dry season (late November to April) and is converted into rice fields and plantations of water melons. The main area for waterfowl is an impoundment of about 300 ha, with a mixture of open shallow water, small islands, and rafts of floating vegetation, adjacent to the Pampanga River about nine km north of Baliuag. The impoundment is used as a fish pond during the rainy season, and then drained in January or February to be used for agriculture. Candaba Swamp acts as a natural flood retention basin holding wet season overflow from the Maasim, San Miguel, Garlang, Bulu and Peñaranda Rivers, and draining into the Pampanga River. The natural retention capacity is estimated at approximately 1.5 billion cubic meters. The average depth of water is l-2m, and the maximum about 5m.

Climatic conditions:


Tropical climate with a pronounced dry season from November to May and a pronounced wet season from June to October.

Principal vegetation:


Most of the flood plain is under cultivation for rice and other crops, and there are some patches of Nypa fruticans and mangroves in surrounding areas.

Land tenure:


A small part of the swamp is state owned and has been classified as "alienable and disposable"; the remainder is privately owned by many individuals.

Conservation measures taken:


The swamp has been declared a bird sanctuary and the municipal government under Mayor Jerry Pelayo with the support of the national government and private organizations is undertaking measures to rehabilitate and conserve the swamp and its diverse wildlife for the future generations. Hunting has been banned and shift of land use is being strictly regulated.