Paoay Lake

Paoay Lake National Park protects Paoay Lake in Ilocos Norte, in the northwest of Luzon, together with the land within one kilometre of the lake's shore^[1].

Sources consulted do not describe the park's fauna. The lake is a freshwater habitat on the Ilocos coastal plain, and its birds and fish are part of its value.

Sources consulted do not describe the park's plants. The park includes the lakeshore land within one kilometre of the water^[1].

Paoay Lake is a freshwater lake on the Ilocos Norte coastal lowland.

Ilocos Norte has a tropical climate with a pronounced dry season and a wet season.

The lake lies in the municipality of Paoay in Ilocos Norte, where local legend tells of a sunken town beneath the water.

Republic Act No. 5631, approved on 21 June 1969, declared Paoay Lake and its extremities within one kilometre of the lake a national park^[1].

The lake itself and its shore are the park's attraction. The nearest city is Laoag, about 15 km away.

The park lies about 15 km from Laoag, the provincial capital of Ilocos Norte.

The 1969 act protects the lake together with the land within one kilometre of it; the act sets out no management rules^[1].