 As of 2013, the MSA is named the North Port–Sarasota–Bradenton metropolitan statistical area.The North Port–Sarasota–Bradenton MSA is a component of the larger North Port–Sarasota combined statistical area, which also includes the Punta Gorda, Florida, MSA and the Arcadia, Florida, micropolitan statistical area.The following is a list of the five largest cities in the Sarasota metropolitan area as ranked by population.