The Greater Manila Area () is the contiguous
urbanization
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region surrounding the
Metropolitan Manila area of the
Philippines
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. This built-up zone includes Metro Manila and the neighboring provinces of
Bulacan
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to the north,
Cavite
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and
Laguna to the south, and
Rizal to the east.
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 COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
, 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.
Statistics
The Greater Manila Area is composed with 34 cities (16 highly urbanized cities, and 18 component cities) and 74 municipalities.
References
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