Visayas

Visayas
Geography
Location	Southeast Asia
Archipelago	Philippines
Area	71,503 km2 (27,607 sq mi)
Elevation	2,465 m (8,087 ft)
Country
	Philippines
Demographics
Demonym	Visayan (natively "Bisayâ");
Population	21,155,014
Density	292/km2 (760/sq mi)

The Visayas or Visayan Islands (Cebuano and Wáray-Wáray: Kabisay-an, Tagalog: Kabisayaan, Spanich: Bisayas), is one of the three principal geographical divisions of the Philippines; the other two divisions are Mindanao, to the south, and Luzon, to the north.

People living in this islands are called Visayans.

Geography

The Visayas consists of several islands in central Philippines around the Visayan Sea, with the Philippine Sea to the east and the Sulu Sea to the west.

The main islands (and area) are:

Bohol, 3,269 km² (1,262 sq mi)
Cebu, 4,468 km² (1,725 sq mi)
Leyte, 7,367.6 km² (2,844.6 sq mi)
Negros, 13,328.4 km² (5,146.1 sq mi)
Panay, 12,011 km² (4,637 sq mi)
Samar, 12,849 km² (4,961 sq mi)

Regions and provinces

A map of the Visayas. Central Visayas Eastern Visayas Western Visayas The major islands, from west to east, are Panay, Negros, Cebu, Bohol, Leyte, and Samar.

Administratively, the Visayas is divided into 3 regions: Western Visayas, Central Visayas and Eastern Visayas. Each region is headed by a Regional Director.

The Visayas is composed of 16 provinces, each headed by a governor.

Western Visayas (Region VI)

Western Visayas consists of the islands of Panay and the western half of Negros; it has a population, in 2010, of 7,102,438.^[1] The regional center is Iloilo City. Its provinces are:

Central Visayas (Region VII)

Central Visayas includes the islands of Cebu and Bohol and the eastern half of Negros; it has a population, in 2010, of 6,800,180.^[1] The regional center is Cebu City. Its provinces are:

Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)

Eastern Visayas consists of the islands of Leyte and Samar; it has a population, in 2010, of 4,101,322.^[1] The regional center is Tacloban. Its provinces are:

Visayas Media

Identifier: reportsofmission1920pres (find matches)Title: Reports of the missionary and benevolent boards and committees to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of AmericaYear:
Ati-Atihan Festival, a celebration of the purported arrival of "Borneans" in Panay

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "NSCB ActiveStats - List of Regions". National Statistical Coordination Board - NSCB. Archived from the original on 27 October 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2013.

Other websites

Die Visayas - Inselwelt in der Mitte der Philippinen (in German)

Coordinates: 11°00′N 123°30′E / 11.000°N 123.500°E / 11.000; 123.500

[nscb-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "NSCB ActiveStats - List of Regions". National Statistical Coordination Board - NSCB. Archived from the original on 27 October 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2013.

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