Metro Naga

Metro Naga
Elias Angeles Street in Naga
Elias Angeles Street in Naga
   Metro Naga in    Camarines Sur
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Metro Naga is located in Philippines
Metro Naga
Metro Naga
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Coordinates: 13°37′N 123°10′E / 13.617°N 123.167°E / 13.617; 123.167
CountryPhilippines
RegionBicol Region (Region V)
ProvinceCamarines Sur
EstablishedJune 18, 1993
Subdivisions15 LGUs (1 city, 14 municipalities)
Area
 • Total1,342.01 km2 (518.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total858,414
 • Density640/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
WebsiteMetro Naga Development Council

Metropolitan Naga was a metropolitan area in the Bicol Region of the Philippines that consisted of the city of Naga and its 14 neighboring municipalities in Camarines Sur. The metropolitan area, which was managed by the Metro Naga Development Council, also included Pili, the capital of the Camarines Sur, and covered most of the 3rd district of the province and part of its 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th districts. Metro Naga comprised about 40% of the total population of the province, while covering 22.9% of the province in area.[2]

In 2017, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) reduced the number of metropolitan areas in the Philippines from 12 to 3. The reclassification removed the metropolitan status of Metro Naga.[3]

Naga's surrounding towns which make up the Urban Metro Naga. It composes Magarao, Canaman, Camaligan, Gainza, Milaor. Urban Metro Naga was created on June 11, 2009, by Mayor Jesse Robredo it was to have stronger relationships with other town mayors. It is also the most heavily industrialized part of Camarines Sur Urban Metro Naga's latest population according to the 2020 census it has a population of 342,768 people.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference census2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Pupolation Growth, by LGU". Metro Naga Development Council. Retrieved on 2012-05-15.
  3. ^ "Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022, Chapter 3: An overlay of economic growth, demographic trends and physical characteristics" (PDF). National Economic and Development Authority. 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2018.

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