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The Philippines has three metropolitan areas , as defined by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).[1]
Metro Manila is the largest conurbation or urban agglomeration in the country, and its territory comprises the City of Manila , 15 neighboring cities, and the municipality of Pateros . Metro Cebu in the Visayas is the Philippines' second-largest urban area, while Metro Davao in Mindanao is the third.
The official definition of each area does not necessarily follow the actual extent of continuous urbanization. For example, the built-up area of Metro Manila has long spilled out of its borders into the adjacent provinces of Bulacan , Rizal , Laguna , and Cavite .[2]
The number of metropolitan areas in the Philippines was reduced from 13 in 2007 to the current three based from the 2017–2022 Philippine Development Plan by NEDA. The other 10 metropolitan areas were: Metro Angeles , Metro Bacolod , Metro Baguio , Metro Batangas , Metro Cagayan de Oro , Metro Dagupan , Metro Iloilo–Guimaras , Metro Butuan , Metro Naga , and Metro Olongapo .[3]
List [ ]
Metro area [1]
Population (2015) [4]
Area [5] [6]
Density (2015)
Managing agency
km2
sq mi
/km2
/sq mi
Metro Cebu
2,849,213
1,053.19
406.64
2,700
7,000
Metro Cebu Development and Coordinating Board[7]
10°06′12″N 123°38′26″E / 10.1033°N 123.6405°E / 10.1033; 123.6405 (Carcar ) Carcar
119,664
116.78
45.09
1,000
2,600
10°18′32″N 123°53′35″E / 10.3090°N 123.8930°E / 10.3090; 123.8930 (Cebu City ) Cebu City
922,611
315.00
121.62
2,900
7,500
10°27′26″N 124°00′37″E / 10.4571°N 124.0104°E / 10.4571; 124.0104 (Compostela ) Compostela
47,898
53.90
20.81
890
2,300
10°22′35″N 123°57′26″E / 10.3765°N 123.9572°E / 10.3765; 123.9572 (Consolacion ) Consolacion
131,528
37.03
14.30
3,600
9,300
10°15′05″N 123°57′00″E / 10.2515°N 123.9499°E / 10.2515; 123.9499 (Cordova ) Cordova
59,712
17.15
6.62
3,500
9,100
10°31′14″N 124°01′37″E / 10.5205°N 124.0270°E / 10.5205; 124.0270 (Danao ) Danao
136,471
107.30
41.43
1,300
3,400
10°18′39″N 123°56′58″E / 10.3109°N 123.9494°E / 10.3109; 123.9494 (Lapu-Lapu ) Lapu-Lapu (Opon ) 408,112
58.10
22.43
7,000
18,000
10°24′01″N 123°59′57″E / 10.4002°N 123.9993°E / 10.4002; 123.9993 (Liloan ) Liloan
118,753
45.92
17.73
2,600
6,700
10°19′28″N 123°56′34″E / 10.3245°N 123.9428°E / 10.3245; 123.9428 (Mandaue ) Mandaue
362,654
25.18
9.72
14,000
36,000
10°14′42″N 123°47′47″E / 10.2450°N 123.7964°E / 10.2450; 123.7964 (Minglanilla ) Minglanilla
132,135
65.60
25.33
2,000
5,200
10°12′33″N 123°45′24″E / 10.2093°N 123.7567°E / 10.2093; 123.7567 (Naga ) Naga
115,750
101.97
39.37
1,100
2,800
10°09′51″N 123°42′21″E / 10.1643°N 123.7058°E / 10.1643; 123.7058 (San Fernando ) San Fernando 66,280
69.39
26.79
960
2,500
10°14′41″N 123°50′50″E / 10.2446°N 123.8473°E / 10.2446; 123.8473 (Talisay ) Talisay
227,645
39.87
15.39
5,700
15,000
Metro Davao
2,516,216
3,964.95
1,530.88
630
1,600
Davao Integrated Development Program Board[8]
7°21′20″N 125°42′16″E / 7.3556°N 125.7045°E / 7.3556; 125.7045 (Carmen ) Carmen
74,679
166.00
64.09
450
1,200
7°03′50″N 125°36′30″E / 7.0639°N 125.6083°E / 7.0639; 125.6083 (Davao City ) Davao City 1,632,991
2,443.61
943.48
670
1,700
6°44′39″N 125°21′23″E / 6.7443°N 125.3565°E / 6.7443; 125.3565 (Digos ) Digos
169,393
287.10
110.85
590
1,500
7°18′01″N 125°40′57″E / 7.3004°N 125.6826°E / 7.3004; 125.6826 (Panabo ) Panabo
184,599
251.23
97.00
730
1,900
7°04′28″N 125°42′31″E / 7.0744°N 125.7086°E / 7.0744; 125.7086 (Samal ) Samal
104,123
301.30
116.33
350
910
6°50′02″N 125°24′55″E / 6.8340°N 125.4154°E / 6.8340; 125.4154 (Santa Cruz ) Santa Cruz 90,987
319.91
123.52
280
730
7°26′48″N 125°48′34″E / 7.4468°N 125.8095°E / 7.4468; 125.8095 (Tagum ) Tagum
259,444
195.80
75.60
1,300
3,400
Metro Manila
12,877,253
633.11
244.45
20,000
52,000
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority
14°39′26″N 120°59′03″E / 14.6571°N 120.9841°E / 14.6571; 120.9841 (Caloocan ) Caloocan
1,583,978
53.20
20.54
30,000
78,000
14°28′50″N 120°58′55″E / 14.4806°N 120.9819°E / 14.4806; 120.9819 (Las Piñas ) Las Piñas 588,894
32.02
12.36
18,000
47,000
14°33′24″N 121°01′25″E / 14.5568°N 121.0235°E / 14.5568; 121.0235 (Makati ) Makati
582,602
27.36
10.56
21,000
54,000
14°40′31″N 120°57′26″E / 14.6752°N 120.9573°E / 14.6752; 120.9573 (Malabon ) Malabon
365,525
15.96
6.16
23,000
60,000
14°34′39″N 121°02′00″E / 14.5774°N 121.0334°E / 14.5774; 121.0334 (Mandaluyong ) Mandaluyong
386,276
11.06
4.27
35,000
91,000
14°35′26″N 120°58′48″E / 14.5906°N 120.9799°E / 14.5906; 120.9799 (Manila ) Manila
1,780,148
42.88
16.56
42,000
110,000
14°37′59″N 121°05′57″E / 14.6331°N 121.0993°E / 14.6331; 121.0993 (Marikina ) Marikina
450,741
22.64
8.74
20,000
52,000
15°42′47″N 120°54′15″E / 15.7131°N 120.9041°E / 15.7131; 120.9041 (Muntinlupa ) Muntinlupa
504,509
41.67
16.09
12,000
31,000
14°39′25″N 120°56′52″E / 14.6569°N 120.9478°E / 14.6569; 120.9478 (Navotas ) Navotas
249,463
11.51
4.44
22,000
57,000
14°30′03″N 120°59′29″E / 14.5007°N 120.9915°E / 14.5007; 120.9915 (Parañaque ) Parañaque
665,822
47.28
18.25
14,000
36,000
14°32′37″N 120°59′43″E / 14.5437°N 120.9954°E / 14.5437; 120.9954 (Pasay ) Pasay
416,522
18.64
7.20
22,000
57,000
14°33′38″N 121°04′36″E / 14.5605°N 121.0767°E / 14.5605; 121.0767 (Pasig ) Pasig
755,300
31.46
12.15
24,000
62,000
14°32′32″N 121°03′55″E / 14.5421°N 121.0654°E / 14.5421; 121.0654 (Pateros ) Pateros
63,840
1.76
0.68
36,000
93,000
14°39′03″N 121°02′55″E / 14.6509°N 121.0486°E / 14.6509; 121.0486 (Quezon City ) Quezon City 2,936,116
165.33
63.83
18,000
47,000
14°36′17″N 121°01′48″E / 14.6047°N 121.0299°E / 14.6047; 121.0299 (San Juan ) San Juan 122,180
5.87
2.27
21,000
54,000
14°31′36″N 121°04′28″E / 14.5266°N 121.0744°E / 14.5266; 121.0744 (Taguig ) Taguig
804,915
45.18
17.44
18,000
47,000
14°42′28″N 120°56′46″E / 14.7077°N 120.9462°E / 14.7077; 120.9462 (Valenzuela ) Valenzuela
620,422
45.75
17.66
14,000
36,000
Gallery [ ] See also [ ] References [ ]
^ a b "Chapter 3: Overlay of Economic Growth, Demographic Trends, and Physical Characteristics" (PDF) . Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022 . National Economic and Development Authority : 37–38. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2020 .^ "Demographia World Urban Areas, 12th Annual Edition: 2016:04" (PDF) . 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017 . Higher than other estimates, which are largely limited to the National Capital Region. Continuous urbanization extends into Cavite, Laguna, Bulucan [sic ^ "Building Globally Competitive Metro Areas in the Philippines" (PDF) . National Economic and Development Authority the original (PDF) on October 4, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2014 .^
Census of Population (2015). Highlights of the Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population PSA . Retrieved June 20, 2016 .
^ "Philippine Standard Geographic Code" . PSGC Interactive . Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016 .^ "Philippine Standard Geographic Code" . PSGC Interactive . Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016 .^ "What is MCDCB?" . Mega Cebu Blog . March 2, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2017 .^ http://dirp4.pids.gov.ph/ris/pdf/pidspn9810.pdf
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