Cartes topographiques Philippines

Founded as a pueblo by Saint Pedro Bautista in 1590, San Francisco del Monte may be considered Quezon City's oldest district. The original land area of the old town of San Francisco del Monte was approximately2.5 square kilometres (1.0 sq mi) and covered parts of what is currently known as Project 7 and 8 and…

Altitude moyenne : 57 m

Altitude moyenne : 140 m

Another claims that the Spaniards named the place based on the report of a navigator named Acapulco, who saw the rolling hills frequently being lashed at by daluyong (“big waves from the sea”). This seems to confirm traditional pre-Hispanic stories that giant waves from the sea would meet the adjoining…

Altitude moyenne : 33 m

In 1903, Filipinos, Japanese and Chinese workers were hired to build Kennon Road, the first road directly connecting Baguio with the lowlands of La Union and Pangasinan. Before this, the only road to Benguet was Naguilian Road, and it was largely a horse trail at higher elevations. Camp John Hay was…

Altitude moyenne : 881 m

Altitude moyenne : 2 140 m

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Altitude moyenne : 303 m

Altitude moyenne : 30 m

67.3% of the total municipal land area has a predominantly low elevation of up to 100 metres (330 ft). The surface terrain is generally characterized by combination of level to nearly level areas, gentle to undulating areas and undulating to rolling areas.

Altitude moyenne : 76 m

Vigan is situated in a Quaternary Age sedimentary plain called the Vigan-Bantay Plain which is part of the Ilocos coastal plain. The Vigan-Bantay Plain is bounded on the east by a moderately rugged Miocene sediments consisting of interbedded sandstones and shale to very rugged Meta-volcanics and Meta sediment…

Altitude moyenne : 63 m

Altitude moyenne : 47 m

Altitude moyenne : 117 m

The city's topography is characterized as flat to undulating hills with extensive plateaus and mountainous areas and cliffs on both eastern and western portions bounding the municipality of San Fernando on the east and the municipality of Talakag on the west. Its highest point is Mount Kalatungan in the…

Altitude moyenne : 566 m

It is one of the two (the other one being the municipality of Consolacion) local government units located within the mainland Metro Cebu where the elevation of land is less than 100 m (330 ft).

Altitude moyenne : 109 m

Altitude moyenne : 93 m

The overall topography of the city could be described as rolling to very steep. There are some flat lands, mostly narrow strips along the east coast. The urban center is mostly flat with a gentle slope to the interior, ranging from 0 to 3%. The highest registered elevation is 1,200 metres. In terms of slope, a…

Altitude moyenne : 83 m

Altitude moyenne : 14 m

Altitude moyenne : 41 m

Altitude moyenne : 1 352 m

Altitude moyenne : 103 m

The topography of Indang is characterised by gently sloping or rolling terrain. Almost 40.36% of its total land area is within the slope grade of 3-8%, while 2,135 hectares is within the slope range of 8-15% which is characterised by undulating or sloping terrain.

Altitude moyenne : 298 m

Altitude moyenne : 19 m

Altitude moyenne : 24 m

Rodriguez is generally very rough in topography, with 83% of its total land area composed of upland areas, hills and mountain ranges. The remaining 17% low-lying terrain and rolling lands are found at the south-western portion of the municipality, along with the northern portions of the Municipality of San…

Altitude moyenne : 99 m

Altitude moyenne : 19 m

Altitude moyenne : 27 m

Altitude moyenne : 13 m

Altitude moyenne : 17 m

Altitude moyenne : 59 m

Its higher elevation than that of Metro Manila affords it a scenic view of the metropolis, especially at night. Its locally grown mangoes and cashews are popular among tourists, as well as suman – a local delicacy made out of glutinous rice. The Hinulugang Taktak National Park, which was once a popular…

Altitude moyenne : 125 m

Altitude moyenne : 246 m

Altitude moyenne : 18 m

Altitude moyenne : 32 m

Altitude moyenne : 220 m

The southern and eastern portions of Tagaytay are covered by hills and mountains which is generally forests, pine trees and open grasslands. The city lies along Tagaytay Ridge, a ridge stretching about 32 kilometres (20 mi) from Mount Batulao in the west to Mount Sungay in the east with elevations averaging…

Altitude moyenne : 229 m

Altitude moyenne : 12 m

One of the significant accomplishments of the officialdom of Tagum during the 1990s was its elevation from a second to the first-class municipality. This opened a gateway to increase its financial resources through the Internal Revenue Allocation (IRA) from the national government and local revenues. This was…

Altitude moyenne : 103 m

Bacólod (English: Bacolod), is derived from bakólod (Old Spelling: bacólod), the Old Hiligaynon (Old Ilonggo) (Old Spelling: Ylongo and Ilongo) word for a "hill, turtle, mound, rise, hillock, down, any small eminence or elevation", since the resettlement was founded on a stony, hilly area, now the barangay…

Altitude moyenne : 49 m

Malolos is relatively flat of about 0.81% to a gently sloping of 2.17%. The slope of the land descends towards west, southwest to southern direction. The highest land elevation is at about 6.0 meters above sea level while the lowest is only half a meter below sea level. A network of natural waterways and…

Altitude moyenne : 6 m

Altitude moyenne : 24 m

Altitude moyenne : 65 m

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Altitude moyenne : 41 m

Legazpi's topography is generally plain on the northeastern areas, with slopes ranging from five to fifteen degrees. The southern areas have mostly rolling to hilly terrain. In the city's coastal areas, the terrain varies from plain (north) to hilly (south). Legazpi is criss-crossed by several rivers including…

Altitude moyenne : 150 m

Altitude moyenne : 100 m

Altitude moyenne : 53 m

"San Juan" is a contraction of the city's traditional name of "San Juan del Monte" (lit. 'Saint John of the Mountain'). As with numerous other places in the Philippines, the name combines a patron saint and a toponym; in this case Saint John the Baptist with the locale's hilly terrain and relatively higher…

Altitude moyenne : 35 m

Altitude moyenne : 78 m

Valencia occupies an area of 14,749 hectares (36,450 acres), 35% of which are classified as plains. The town is 65% mountainous, with elevation averaging from 200 to 500 metres (660 to 1,640 ft) above sea level, with the top of Mount Talinis at an elevation of 1,903 metres (6,243 ft) along the municipal…

Altitude moyenne : 250 m

Altitude moyenne : 81 m

Altitude moyenne : 14 m

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Altitude moyenne : 115 m

Altitude moyenne : 134 m

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Altitude moyenne : 25 m

Altitude moyenne : 47 m

Laguna de Bay (Spanish for "Lagoon/Lake of Bay"; Tagalog: Lawa ng Bay, [baɪ]), also known as Laguna Lake, is the largest lake in the Philippines. It is located southeast of Metro Manila, between the provinces of Laguna to the south and Rizal to the north. A freshwater lake, it has a surface area of 911–949…

Altitude moyenne : 62 m

Altitude moyenne : 10 m

Altitude moyenne : 10 m

The highest elevation point is 38 metres (125 ft) above sea level. Having a surface gradient of 0.55% and a gentle slope, hilly landscape is located in the industrial section of the city in Canumay. The average elevation point is 2 metres (6.6 ft) above sea level.

Altitude moyenne : 6 m

Altitude moyenne : 201 m

Altitude moyenne : 65 m

Altitude moyenne : 46 m

Altitude moyenne : 65 m

Altitude moyenne : 1 674 m

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Altitude moyenne : 71 m

Altitude moyenne : 47 m

Altitude moyenne : 8 m

Altitude moyenne : 16 m

The river's depth ranges from 3 to 21 metres (9.8 to 68.9 ft) and spans from 70 to 120 metres (230 to 390 ft). It has a total area of nearly 75.2 hectares (0.752 km2) and is 27 kilometres (17 mi) long. The riverbank has an elevation of 8 meters above sea level at the boundary of San Mateo and Marikina. This…

Altitude moyenne : 66 m

Almost all of Manila sits on top of centuries of prehistoric alluvial deposits built by the waters of the Pasig River and on some land reclaimed from Manila Bay. Manila's land has been altered substantially by human intervention, with considerable land reclamation along the waterfronts since the American…

Altitude moyenne : 6 m

It is one of the two (the other one being the municipality of Consolacion) local government units located within the mainland Metro Cebu where the elevation of land is less than 100 m (330 ft).

Altitude moyenne : 10 m

Altitude moyenne : 23 m

Altitude moyenne : 43 m

Altitude moyenne : 452 m

Altitude moyenne : 32 m

Altitude moyenne : 4 m