Greater Manila generally refers to the contiguous urbanization surrounding Metro Manila. Greater Manila spills into the neighboring provinces of Laguna, Cavite, Rizal, Bulacan, Pampanga and Batangas. Greater Manila hugs Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in Luzon. Mega Manila corresponds to Greater Manila, but it is a specifically defined term but neither of its two definitions, the looser nor the stricter one, offer any sub-provincial granularity. This is important because not all the cities and towns of the above mentioned provinces are urbanized, there are stark development contrasts ranging from dense suburban to rural areas within a province, and some urban zones (notably Angeles and San Fernando of Pampanga) are independent cities that are not yet absorbed by Manila's belt of urbanization. There is no official sub-provincial based definition for Greater Manila.
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The density of provinces around Metro Manila is far higher than the national average. Cavite, for example, is 1,888.9 per square km or 6.17 times the national average. Similarly, Rizal, Laguna, Bulacan, Pampanga and Bataan all have population density over twice the national average of 306 per square km. The sum total population of these provinces is about 25.5 million using 2007 census figures.
Localities which have at least 1,000 people per square kilometer and are in a contiguous 1,000+ people/km2 density zone with Metro Manila:
Region | Population (2007 Census figures)[1] | Area (km²) | Density (per km²) |
---|---|---|---|
Metro Manila | 11,553,427 | 636 | 18,166 |
Lipa City, Batangas | 260,568 | 209.4 | 2,942.2 |
Santo Tomas, Batangas | 113,105 | 95.41 | 1,185.5 |
Tanauan City*, Batangas | 142,537 | 147.2 | 968 |
Malvar, Batangas | 41,730 | 33.0 | 1,264.5 |
Padre Garcia, Batangas | 42,942 | 41.51 | 1,264.5 |
Mataas na Kahoy, Batangas | 25,400 | 22.1 | 1,149.3 |
San Jose, Batangas | 61,307 | 53.29 | 1,150.4 |
San Pascual, Batangas | 57,200 | 50.7 | 1,128.2 |
Batangas City | 295,231 | 282.96 | 1,150.4 |
Talisay, Batangas | 39,120 | 28.2 | 1,387.2 |
Bauan, Batangas | 79,831 | 53.3 | 1,497.7 |
Batangas Subtotal | 1,158,971 | 1017.07 | 1,139.5 |
Meycauayan City | 196,569 | 22.10 | 8,894 |
Marilao, Bulacan | 160,452 | 26.25 | 6,112 |
Santa Maria, Bulacan | 205,258 | 90.92 | 2,258 |
San Jose del Monte City | 439,090 | 165.10 | 2,659 |
Bocaue, Bulacan | 105,817 | 31.87 | 3,320 |
Malolos City | 223,069 | 67.30 | 3,314 |
Balagtas, Bulacan | 62,684 | 32.05 | 1,956 |
Bulacan, Bulacan* | 72,289 | 72.9 | 972.5 |
Guiguinto, Bulacan | 89,225 | 21.48 | 4,153 |
Plaridel, Bulacan | 99,817 | 41.0 | 2,434 |
Pandi, Bulacan | 60,637 | 31.7 | 1,912 |
Calumpit, Bulacan | 98,017 | 56.25 | 1,442 |
Pulilan, Bulacan | 85,008 | 30 | 2,834 |
Hagonoy, Bulacan | 126,329 | 90.38 | 1,398 |
Baliuag, Bulacan | 136,982 | 41.88 | 3,270 |
Obando, Bulacan | 56,258 | 52.1 | 1,079.8 |
Paombong, Bulacan | 53,510 | 46.3 | 1,155.7 |
Bulacan Subtotal | 2,271,011 | 919.58 | 2,470 |
Bacoor, Cavite | 441,197 | 52.4 | 8,419 |
Imus, Cavite | 253,158 | 64.7 | 3,912 |
Dasmariñas City | 556,330 | 90.1 | 6,175 |
Kawit, Cavite | 76,405 | 16.7 | 4,575 |
General Trias, Cavite | 218,387 | 108.7 | 2,009 |
Gen. Mariano Alvarez, Cavite | 136,613 | 11.4 | 11,983 |
Carmona, Cavite | 68,135 | 30.9 | 2,205 |
Cavite City | 104,581 | 20.8 | 5,028 |
Tanza, Cavite | 171,795 | 98.2 | 1,749 |
Rosario, Cavite | 94,228 | 8.2 | 11,491 |
Noveleta, Cavite | 46,336 | 8.6 | 8,565 |
Naic, Cavite | 87,058 | 86.0 | 1,012 |
Silang, Cavite* | 199,285 | 209.4 | 952 |
Cavite Subotal | 2,453,508 | 806.1 | 3,044 |
San Pedro, Laguna | 281,808 | 24.05 | 11,717.6 |
Biñan City | 262,735 | 39.1 | 6,827 |
Santa Rosa City | 266,943 | 39.1 | 6,827 |
Cabuyao | 205,376 | 43.3 | 4,743 |
Calamba City | 360,281 | 144.8 | 2,488 |
Los Baños, Laguna | 98,631 | 56.5 | 1,746 |
Bay, Laguna | 50,756 | 42.66 | 1,189.8 |
San Pablo City | 237,259 | 197.6 | 1,200 |
Laguna Subtotal | 1,763,789 | 587.11 | 3004.18 |
Apalit, Pampanga | 97,296 | 72.14 | 1,348.7 |
Masantol, Pampanga | 50,984 | 48.25 | 1,056.6 |
Pampanga Subtotal | 148,280 | 120.39 | 1,231.6 |
Antipolo City | 633,971 | 306.10 | 2,071.12 |
Cainta, Rizal | 289,833 | 26.81 | 10,810.63 |
San Mateo, Rizal | 184,860 | 55.09 | 3,355.60 |
Taytay, Rizal | 262,485 | 38.80 | 6,765.08 |
Angono, Rizal | 97,209 | 26.22 | 3,707.44 |
Binangonan, Rizal | 238,931 | 66.34 | 3,601.61 |
Rodriguez, Rizal | 223,594 | 172.85 | 1,293.57 |
Cardona, Rizal | 44,942 | 28.56 | 1,573.6 |
Morong, Rizal | 50,538 | 37.58 | 1,344.8 |
Teresa, Rizal | 44,436 | 18.61 | 2,387.7 |
Rizal Subtotal | 2,070,799 | 776.96 | 2,665.2 |
Totals of contiguous localities* | 21,419,785 | 4,863.21 | 4,404.45 |
Notes:
Localities not contiguous with Metro Manila's 1000+ people/km2 density zone, but with a density over 1000:
Locality | Population (2007 Census figures)[1] | Area (km²) | Density (per km²) |
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Taal, Batangas | 39,120 | 28.2 | 1,729.1 |
Santa Teresita, Batangas | 16,891 | 16.3 | 1,036.2 |
San Nicolas, Batangas | 19,046 | 14.3 | 1,331.8 |
Mendez, Cavite | 26,757 | 20.7 | 1,292.6 |
Victoria, Laguna | 33,829 | 22.35 | 1,513.6 |
Pagsanjan, Laguna | 35,944 | 26.36 | 1,363.6 |
Pila, Laguna | 44,227 | 31.2 | 1,417.5 |
Santa Cruz, Laguna | 101,914 | 38.59 | 2,640.9 |
Guagua, Pampanga | 104,284 | 31.19 | 3,343.5 |
Angeles, Pampanga | 314,493 | 66.16 | 4,753 |
Magalang, Pampanga | 98,595 | 97.32 | 1,013.1 |
Mexico, Pampanga | 141,298 | 117.41 | 1,203.5 |
Santa Ana, Pampanga | 49,756 | 39.84 | 1,248.9 |
Santa Rita, Pampanga | 36,723 | 29.76 | 1,233.9 |
San Fernando, Pampanga | 269,365 | 67.74 | 3,977 |
Totals | 1,132,242 | 647.42 | 2,058 |