List of metropolitan areas in the Philippines

The Philippines has twelve metropolitan areas as defined by the National Economic and Development Authority.[1]

Metro Manila is the largest conurbation or urban agglomeration in the country, and its official metropolitan area is composed of the city of Manila plus 15 neighboring cities and a municipality. Other metropolitan areas are centered on the cities of Angeles, Bacolod, Baguio, Batangas, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Dagupan, Davao, Iloilo, Naga, and Olongapo.[1]

The official definition of each area does not necessarily follow the actual extent of continuous urbanization. For example, Metro Manila's urban development has long spilled out of its officially defined borders into the adjacent provinces of Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna, Cavite, Batangas, Pampanga and Zambales. Meanwhile, the definition of Metro Cagayan de Oro includes some large municipalities in Bukidnon whose populations and economies are largely rural and agricultural, and are not in contiguity to the built-up urban area of the core city. In addition, not all the identified metropolitan areas have policy and management structures in place. If they do have them, the capacities of the structures, funding support, and degree of cooperation among member local governments can differ vastly between each metropolitan arrangement.[2]

Twelve metropolitan areas of the Philippines ranked by population (Official PSA Data as of 2010 National Census)
Description Population Image Area Density Component cities/municipalities Website/Note
Metro Manila 11,553,427 638.55 km2
(246.55 sq mi)		 18,000/km2
(47,000/sq mi)		 Metropolitan Manila Development Authority
Metro Cebu 2,314,897 1,163.36 km2
(449.18 sq mi)		 2,300/km2
(6,000/sq mi)		 Metropolitan Cebu Development Coordination Board
Metro Davao 2,046,181 4,041.39 km2
(1,560.39 sq mi)		 540/km2
(1,400/sq mi)		 Davao Regional Development Councilc
Metro Cagayan de Oro 1,121,561 1,690.45 km2
(652.69 sq mi)		 260/km2
(670/sq mi)		 —
Metro Angeles 970,807 596.85 km2
(230.45 sq mi)		 1,600/km2
(4,100/sq mi)		 —
Metro Iloilo-Guimaras 878,621 1,105.53 km2
(426.85 sq mi)		 790/km2
(2,000/sq mi)		 Metro Iloilo-Guimaras Economic Development Council
Metro Bacolod 819,951 857.75 km2
(331.18 sq mi)		 960/km2
(2,500/sq mi)		 —
Metro Naga 741,635 1,242.20 km2
(479.62 sq mi)		 650/km2
(1,700/sq mi)		 Metro Naga Development Council
Metro Baguio (BLISTT) 551,764 1,094.79 km2
(422.70 sq mi)		 500/km2
(1,300/sq mi)		 —
Metro Batangas 432,262 386.97 km2
(149.41 sq mi)		 1,100/km2
(2,800/sq mi)		 —
Metro Dagupan (CAMADA) 325,364 134.13 km2
(51.79 sq mi)		 2,400/km2
(6,200/sq mi)		 —
Metro Olongapo 304,388 472.16 km2
(182.30 sq mi)		 650/km2
(1,700/sq mi)		 —

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Building Globally Competitive Metro Areas in the Philippines" (PDF). National Economic and Development Authority. August 30, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
  2. ↑ Ruben G. Mercado; Rosario G. Manasan (1998). "Metropolitan Arrangements in the Philippines: Passing Fancy or Future Megatrend?" (PDF). Makati City: Philippine Institute for Development Studies. Retrieved 2010-10-08 (Discussion Paper Series No. 98-31)
  3. ↑ RDC enlarges Metro Cebu
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