List of metropolitan areas in the Philippines explained

The Philippines has three metropolitan areas officially recognized by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) due to their prominence, population, size, and economy: Manila, Cebu, and Davao.[1] [2] The most populous is Metro Manila, which comprises the City of Manila, 15 neighboring cities, and a municipality. The largest by land area is Metro Davao in Mindanao.

Previously, NEDA recognized ten other metropolitan areas: Metro Angeles, Metro Bacolod, Metro Baguio, Metro Batangas, Metro Cagayan de Oro, Metro Dagupan, Metro Iloilo–Guimaras, Metro Naga, and Metro Olongapo. However, these ten were not included as official metropolises in the 2017–2022 Philippine Development Plan created by NEDA.[3] By 2025, the population of Metro Cagayan de Oro is expected to reach a level that would allow it to be reclassified as a metropolitan area.[4]

The official definition of each metropolitan area, as listed below, 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, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal.[5]

List

Metro areaPopulationArea[6] [7] DensityManaging agency
km2sqmi/km2/sqmi
Metro Cebu3,165,7991053.19km2NaN3,165,799/1,053.19Metro Cebu Development and Coordinating Board[8] - class="expand-child" 10.1033°N 123.6405°W 116.78km2 NaN136,453/116.78 - class="expand-child" 10.309°N 123.893°W 315km2 NaN964,169/315.00 - class="expand-child" 10.4571°N 124.0104°W 53.9km2 NaN55,874/53.90 - class="expand-child" 10.3765°N 123.9572°W 37.03km2 NaN148,012/37.03 - class="expand-child" 10.2515°N 123.9499°W 17.15km2 NaN70,595/17.15 - class="expand-child" 10.5205°N 124.027°W 107.3km2 NaN156,321/107.30 - class="expand-child" 10.3109°N 123.9494°W 58.1km2 NaN497,604/58.10 - class="expand-child" 10.4002°N 123.9993°W 45.92km2 NaN153,197/45.92 - class="expand-child" 10.3245°N 123.9428°W 25.18km2 NaN364,116/25.18 - class="expand-child" 10.245°N 123.7964°W 65.6km2 NaN151,002/65.60 - class="expand-child" 10.2093°N 123.7567°W 101.97km2 NaN133,184/101.97 - class="expand-child" 10.1643°N 123.7058°W 69.39km2 NaN72,224/69.39 - class="expand-child" 10.2446°N 123.8473°W 39.87km2 NaN263,048/39.87
Metro Davao3,339,2846492.84km2NaN3,339,284/6,492.84Metropolitan Davao Development Authority[9] - class="expand-child" 7.3556°N 125.7045°W 166km2 NaN82,018/166.00 - class="expand-child" 7.0639°N 125.6083°W 2443.61km2 NaN1,776,949/2443.61 - class="expand-child" 6.7443°N 125.3565°W 287.1km2 NaN188,376/287.10 - class="expand-child" 6.7443°N 125.3565°W 114.28km2 NaN56,919/114.280 - class="expand-child" 6.7443°N 125.3565°W 342.23km2 NaN83,237 /342.23 - class="expand-child" 6.7443°N 125.3565°W 186.12km2 NaN40,158/186.12 - class="expand-child" 6.7443°N 125.3565°W 883.37km2 NaN118,197/883.37 - class="expand-child" 6.57°N 126.13°W 588.63km2 NaN147,547/588.63 - class="expand-child" 6.94°N 126.97°W 83km2 NaN29,878/83.00 - class="expand-child" 7.3004°N 125.6826°W 251.23km2 NaN209,230/251.23 - class="expand-child" 7.0744°N 125.7086°W 301.3km2 NaN116,771/301.30 - class="expand-child" 6.834°N 125.4154°W 319.91km2 NaN101,125/319.91 - class="expand-child" 6.834°N 125.4154°W 175km2 NaN57,526/175.00 - class="expand-child" 6.834°N 125.4154°W 155.26km2 NaN35,151/155.26 - class="expand-child" 7.4468°N 125.8095°W 195.8km2 NaN296,202/195.80
Metro Manila13,484,462633.11km2NaN13,484,462/633.11- class="expand-child" 14.6571°N 120.9841°W 53.2km2 NaN1,661,584/53.20 - class="expand-child" 14.4806°N 120.9819°W 32.02km2 NaN606,293/32.02 - class="expand-child" 14.5568°N 121.0235°W 27.36km2 NaN629,616/27.36 - class="expand-child" 14.6752°N 120.9573°W 15.96km2 NaN380,522/15.96 - class="expand-child" 14.5774°N 121.0334°W 11.06km2 NaN425,758/11.06 - class="expand-child" 14.5906°N 120.9799°W 42.88km2 NaN1,846,513/42.88 - class="expand-child" 14.6331°N 121.0993°W 22.64km2 NaN456,059/22.64 - class="expand-child" 15.7131°N 120.9041°W 41.67km2 NaN543,445/41.67 - class="expand-child" 14.6569°N 120.9478°W 11.51km2 NaN247,543/11.51 - class="expand-child" 14.5007°N 120.9915°W 47.28km2 NaN689,992/47.28 - class="expand-child" 14.5437°N 120.9954°W 18.64km2 NaN440,656/18.64 - class="expand-child" 14.5605°N 121.0767°W 31.46km2 NaN803,159/31.46 - class="expand-child" 14.5421°N 121.0654°W 1.76km2 NaN65,227/1.76 - class="expand-child" 14.6509°N 121.0486°W 165.33km2 NaN2,960,048/165.33 - class="expand-child" 14.6047°N 121.0299°W 5.87km2 NaN126,347/5.87 - class="expand-child" 14.5266°N 121.0744°W 45.18km2 NaN886,722/45.18 - class="expand-child" 14.7077°N 120.9462°W 45.75km2 NaN714,978/45.75

History

In 2020, 54% of the Philippine population lived in urban areas[10] encompassing many cities. Growth in some cities has led to urban spillover in adjacent municipalities.

Metro Manila was created in 1975 with the establishment of the Metro Manila Commission. This commission, reorganized in 1986 as the Metro Manila Authority, was renamed in 1995 as the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). While MMDA has no power over the local government units (LGUs) it covers, it has worked with the LGUs to solve issues that affect all of them such as traffic management.

The practice of creating an intercity board or agency to determine the limits of a metropolitan area has become common. A number of proposals have been created to create similar metropolitan arrangements in other areas of the country. In 1997, Cebu created the Metropolitan Cebu Development Council (MCDC), which was renamed the Metropolitan Cebu Development and Coordinating Board (MCDCB) in 2011. In 2022, Baguio[11] and Davao created their own metropolitan boards. Other proposed metropolitan boards include ones for Bulacan and Bataan.

See also

Notes and References

  1. 2017 . Chapter 3: Overlay of Economic Growth, Demographic Trends, and Physical Characteristics . Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022 . . 37–38 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200725173756/http://pdp.neda.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Chapter-03.pdf . July 25, 2020 . August 1, 2020.
  2. Web site: Overlay of Economic Growth, Demographic Trends, and Physical Characteristics . National Economic Development Authority of the Philippines.
  3. Web site: August 30, 2007 . Building Globally Competitive Metro Areas in the Philippines . https://web.archive.org/web/20131004221432/http://www.neda.gov.ph/devpulse/pdf_files/Devpulse%20factsheet%20-%20Aug%2030%20issue.pdf . October 4, 2013 . February 6, 2014 . National Economic and Development Authority.
  4. Encarnacion . Ronnie . Magnaye . Dina . Castro . Annlouise Genevieve . January 4, 2023 . Spatial Analysis of Local Competitiveness: Relationship of Economic Dynamism of Cities and Municipalities in Major Regional Metropolitan Areas in the Philippines . PDF . Sustainability . 15 . 2 . 4 . 10.3390/su15020950 . free . ResearchGate.
  5. Web site: 2016 . Demographia World Urban Areas, 12th Annual Edition: 2016:04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170221042002/http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf . February 21, 2017 . March 24, 2017 . Higher than other estimates, which are largely limited to the National Capital Region. Continuous urbanization extends into Cavite, Laguna, Bulucan and Rizal..
  6. Web site: Philippine Standard Geographic Code. PSGC Interactive. Philippine Statistics Authority. September 9, 2016. Quezon City, Philippines. https://web.archive.org/web/20160706111818/http://nap.psa.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/listcity.asp. July 6, 2016. dead.
  7. Web site: Philippine Standard Geographic Code. PSGC Interactive. Philippine Statistics Authority. September 9, 2016. Quezon City, Philippines. https://web.archive.org/web/20160706053316/http://nap.psa.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/listmun.asp. July 6, 2016. dead.
  8. News: What is MCDCB?. March 2, 2014. Mega Cebu Blog. en-US. January 11, 2017.
  9. Web site: Joviland Rita . Duterte OKs creation of Metropolitan Davao Development Authority . April 27, 2022 . GMA News Online. 27 April 2022.
  10. Web site: 5 July 2022 . Urban Population of the Philippines (2020 Census of Population and Housing) . 7 May 2023 . Philippine Statistics Authority.
  11. News: Gaby B. . Keith . Metro Baguio Devt Authority now a law . . Manila Times Publishing Corp. . May 28, 2023 . subscription.

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