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Location of Greater Manila Area within the Philippines.
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Metro Manila
Manila
Region III (Bulacan)
Region IV (Cavite, Laguna, Rizal)
Provincial capitals (Antipolo, Imus, Malolos, Santa Cruz) Greater Manila Area Map (including provinces, cities, and municipalities).png
Location of Greater Manila Area within the Philippines.
  •   Metro Manila
  •   Manila
  •  Region III (Bulacan)
  •  Region IV (Cavite, Laguna, Rizal)
  •  Provincial capitals (Antipolo, Imus, Malolos, Santa Cruz)

The Greater Manila Area (Filipino : Malawakang Maynila) is the contiguous urbanization region surrounding the Metropolitan Manila area. This built-up zone includes Metro Manila and the neighboring provinces of Bulacan to the north, Cavite and Laguna to the south, and Rizal to the east. [1] [2] Though sprawl continues to absorb new zones, some urban zones are independent clusters of settlements surrounded by non-urban areas.

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In early 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the area was also referred to as the "NCR Plus" or "NCR+" (National Capital Region Plus) by authorities, with regard to the designation of community quarantines. [3]

Statistics

Province or region Population (2015) [4] Population (2020) [5] Area [6] Density (2020)RegionMunCitiesBrgy
Metro Manila 12,877,25313,484,462619.57 km2
(239.22 sq mi)
NCR1161,706
Bulacan 3,292,0713,708,8902,796.10 km2
(1,079.58 sq mi)
III 204569
Cavite 3,678,3014,344,8291,574.17 km2
(607.79 sq mi)
IV-A 167829
Laguna 3,035,0813,382,1931,917.85 km2
(740.49 sq mi)
IV-A 246681
Rizal 2,884,2273,330,1431,191.94 km2
(460.21 sq mi)
IV-A 131188
Total25,766,93328,250,5178,099.63 km2
(3,127.28 sq mi)
GMA74343,973

The Greater Manila Area is composed with 34 cities (16 highly urbanized cities, and 18 component cities) and 74 municipalities.

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