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NATURAL SCENERY
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Piape Hills.
It is a 65-hectare site, 4.5 kilometers east of Poblacion Padada
facing Davao Gulf.
K nown
as the
crocodile mountain for when viewed above it look
like a sleeping crocodile resting in the shore of Padada. It is
being identified as the Provincial Jamboree Site and an
Agro-forest area of the municipality. The
hill
is covered with
shrubs, trees and rocks. It is planted with trees since 1972, as
an environmental concern of the people of Padada. It can be
reached by 10-15 minutes hiking from the foot of the hill.
Piape Reef.
A coral reef with an area of more or less four (4) hectares
located within the municipal fish sanctuary. The whole area is
covered with a variety of corals and 10-12 depth fathom blue clear
water use to be the breeding ground of variety of species of
marine life. The area will submerge during high tide and is
visible during low tide. It is one of the best take off point of
scuba divers and a scuba diving destination in the south. It is
estimated to be nine (9) kilometers from the Poblacion and only
around five (5) kilometers from the Piape shoreline. It is
accessible by all type of land transportation from Poblacion
Padada to barangay Piape and by boat or motorized banca from Piape
to the reef. A prelude to Piape coral reef is a sandy reef locally
known as Pasig which will also submerge during high tide but is
only ½ hectare in area surrounded with a knee-length muddy water
not conducive to swimming and diving.
Marine
Sanctuary. It is located adjacent to Piape Reef facing Piape
Hills. It is 4.5 Km. East of Poblacion facing Davao Gulf and can
be reached on a motorized boat in 5-7 minutes. It has an area of
50 hectares surrounded with buoys from BFAR for its protection and
identification. It is a breeding ground of 50-60 species of marine
life.
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