Greater Manila Area
{{Short description|Contiguous urbanization region surrounding Metro Manila}}
{{about|an area in Mega Manila|the historical World War II–era city|City of Greater Manila}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Greater Manila Area
{{nobold|Malawakang Maynila}}
| image_skyline = Edsa Manila (Patrick Poculan) - Flickr.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Metro Manila skyline seen from Ortigas Center
| image_map = Greater Manila Area Map (including provinces, cities, and municipalities).png
| map_caption = Location of the Greater Manila Area within Luzon {{unbulleted list
| {{Color box|#3F48CC|border=darkgray}} {{font|Metro Manila|size=90%}}
| {{Color box|#22B14C|border=darkgray}} {{font|Manila |size=90%}}
| {{Color box|#FFC90E|border=darkgray}} {{font|Central Luzon (Bulacan)|size=90%}}
| {{Color box|#FF7F27|border=darkgray}} {{font|Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Rizal)|size=90%}}
| {{Color box|#ED1C24|border=darkgray}} {{font|Provincial capitals (Antipolo, Imus, Malolos, Santa Cruz)|size=90%}}
}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flagcountry|Philippines}}
| parts_type = Provinces
| parts = Metro Manila
Bulacan
Cavite
Laguna
Rizal
| population_metro = 28250517
|population_density_metro_km2 = auto
| area_metro_km2 = 7967.95
| timezone =
| utc_offset =
}}
The Greater Manila Area ({{langx|fil|Malawakang Maynila}}) is the contiguous urbanization region surrounding the Metropolitan Manila area of the Philippines. 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.{{cite book |last1=Hamnett |first1=Stephen |last2=Forbes |first2=Dean |title=Planning Asian Cities: Risks and Resilience |date=2012 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-136-63927-2 |page=287 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8GSpAgAAQBAJ |access-date=March 23, 2020 |language=en |chapter=12}}{{cite web |title=Legarda Urges LGUs in Greater Metro Manila Area to Boost Defense against Disasters |url=https://www.senate.gov.ph/press_release/2012/0316_legarda1.asp |website=Senate of the Philippines |access-date=March 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006092302/https://www.senate.gov.ph/press_release/2012/0316_legarda1.asp |archive-date=October 6, 2012 |date=March 16, 2012}} Though sprawl continues to absorb new zones, some urban zones are independent clusters of settlements surrounded by non-urban areas.
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.{{cite news |last1=Malasig |first1=Jeline |title=Greater Manila vs 'NCR Plus': Questions as gov't labels areas under GCQ 'bubble' |url=https://interaksyon.philstar.com/trends-spotlights/2021/03/22/188079/greater-manila-vs-ncr-plus-questions-as-govt-labels-areas-under-gcq-bubble/ |access-date=March 23, 2021 |work=Interaksyon |date=March 22, 2021}}
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Statistics
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| class="wikitable sortable mw-datatable plainrowheaders" style="width:70%; text-align:right;" |
| scope="col" | Province or region
! scope="col" | Population (2015){{PH census|2015}} ! scope="col" | Population (2020){{PH census|2020}} ! scope="col" | Density (2020) ! scope="col" | Region ! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | {{abbr|Mun|Municipalities}} ! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | Cities ! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | {{abbr|Brgy|Barangays}} |
|---|
| style="vertical-align:top;"
! scope="row" | Metro Manila | 12,877,253 | 13,484,462 | {{convert|619.57|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br()}} | {{Pop density|13484462|619.57|km2|sqmi|prec=0}} | {{abbr|NCR|National Capital Region}} | 1 | 16 | 1,706 |
| style="vertical-align:top;"
! scope="row" | Bulacan | 3,292,071 | 3,708,890 | {{convert|2,796.10|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br()}} | {{Pop density|3708890|2796.10|km2|sqmi|prec=0}} | data-sort-value="03" | III | 20 | 4 | 572 |
| style="vertical-align:top;"
! scope="row" | Cavite | 3,678,301 | 4,344,829 | {{convert|1,574.17|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br()}} | {{Pop density|4344829|1574.17|km2|sqmi|prec=0}} | data-sort-value="04" | IV-A | 16 | 7 | 829 |
| style="vertical-align:top;"
! scope="row" | Laguna | 3,035,081 | 3,382,193 | {{convert|1,917.85|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br()}} | {{Pop density|3382193|1917.85|km2|sqmi|prec=0}} | data-sort-value="04" | IV-A | 24 | 6 | 681 |
| style="vertical-align:top;"
! scope="row" | Rizal | 2,884,227 | 3,330,143 | {{convert|1,191.94|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br()}} | {{Pop density|3330143|1191.94|km2|sqmi|prec=0}} | data-sort-value="04" | IV-A | 13 | 1 | 188 |
| style="vertical-align:top;"
! scope="col" | Total ! scope="col" | 25,766,933 ! scope="col" | 28,250,517 ! scope="col" | {{convert|8,099.63|km2|abbr=on|sortable=on|disp=br()}} ! scope="col" | {{Pop density|28250517|8099.63|km2|sqmi|prec=0}} ! scope="col" | GMA ! scope="col" | 74 ! scope="col" | 34 ! scope="col" | 3,973 |
The Greater Manila Area is composed with 34 cities (16 highly urbanized cities, and 18 component cities) and 74 municipalities.