Chocolate Hills

Chocolate Hills
Chocolate Hills
	Aerial view of the Chocolate Hills
Highest point
Elevation	120 m (390 ft)
Coordinates	9°55′N 124°10′E / 9.917°N 124.167°E
Naming
Native name	Mga Bungtod sa Tsokolate (Cebuano)
Geography
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Settlement	Sagbayan; Batuan; Carmen; Bilar; Sierra Bullones; Valencia;
Geology
Age of rock	Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene
Mountain type	Conical karst hill range

The Chocolate Hills (Cebuano: Mga Bungtod sa Tsokolate, Filipino: Mga Tsokolateng Burol or Mga Burol na Tsokolate) are a geological formation in the Bohol province of the Philippines.^[1] There are at least 1,260 hills, but there may be as many as 1,776 hills spread over an area of more than 50 square kilometers (20 sq mi).^[2] They are covered in green grass that turns into a chocolate-like brown during the dry season, hence the name.

They are featured in the provincial flag and seal to symbolize the abundance of natural attractions in the province.^[3] They are in the Philippine Tourism Authority's list of tourist destinations in the Philippines;^[4] they have been declared the country's third National Geological Monument and proposed for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List.^[4]

^ Eye on the Philippines Archived December 8, 2006, at the Wayback Machine Global Eye Retrieved December 22, 2006.
^ Chocolate Hills Archived April 9, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Seven Natural Wonders. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
^ The Bohol Flag and Seal Archived April 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine www.bohol.gov.ph Retrieved November 15, 2006.
^ ^a ^b Chocolate Hills Natural Monument Archived February 10, 2021, at the Wayback Machine UNESCO World Heritage Centre Retrieved November 14, 2006.

[eye-1] Eye on the Philippines Archived December 8, 2006, at the Wayback Machine Global Eye Retrieved December 22, 2006.

[wonders-2] Chocolate Hills Archived April 9, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Seven Natural Wonders. Retrieved December 10, 2011.

[3] The Bohol Flag and Seal Archived April 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine www.bohol.gov.ph Retrieved November 15, 2006.

[unesco-4] Chocolate Hills Natural Monument Archived February 10, 2021, at the Wayback Machine UNESCO World Heritage Centre Retrieved November 14, 2006.

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