Central Visayas
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| Regional center | Cebu City |
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| Population | 5,706,953 |
| – Density | 381 per km² |
| Area | 14,852 km² |
| Divisions | |
| – Provinces | 4 |
| – Cities | 12 |
| – Municipalities | 120 |
| – Barangays | 3,003 |
| – Cong. districts | 15 |
| Languages | Cebuano, Boholano, Porohanon |
Central Visayas, one of the regions of the Philippines, is designated as Region VII. It is part of the Visayas. It consists of four provinces, namely, Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor. The region demarcates the territory occupied by the native speakers of Cebuano. The regional capital is Cebu City.
The total land area of the region is 14852 km².
Negros Oriental, occupying the eastern part of the island of Negros. A mountain range down the middle of the island has determined that the eastern coast has less in common with the western coast than with neighboring islands. The province has a population of 1,124,000 by the 2000 census on 5402 sq.km. in twenty-two towns and three cities, Dumaguete (the capital), Canlaon, and Bais. The population has long been a mix of Negritos, Malays, and Chinese. From about the middle of the nineteenth century Visayas have immigrated in numbers from Cebu. The people speak Cebuano (Visaya), Tagalog, Ilonggo, English, and Spanish. The economy depends largely on agriculture in several forms, fishing and aquaculture in several forms, and tourism.
The capital city of Dumaguete has a relatively simple shield. Its blue and white wavy base symbolizes the city's coastal location. The towers were built to guard against pirate raids. The city makes furniture, housewares, and jewelry. It is home to three important universities. The city carries environmentalism to heights seldom seen elsewhere; its municipal dump is not merely a public park but home to a number of species of rare animals and birds.
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[edit] Provinces
The Central Visayas region is composed of 4 provinces:
| Province/City | Capital | Population (2000) |
Area (km²) |
Pop. density (per km²) |
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Bohol | Tagbilaran City | 1,137,268 | 4,117.3 | 276.2 |
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Cebu | Cebu City | 2,377,588 | 4,864.33 | 488.78 |
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Negros Oriental | Dumaguete City | 1,126,061 | 5,402.3 | 208.4 |
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Siquijor | Siquijor | 81,598 | 343.5 | 237.5 |
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Cebu City¹ | — | 718,821 | 280.2 | 2,565.4 |
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Mandaue City¹ | — | 259,728 | 34.87 | 7,448 |
¹ Cebu City and Mandaue City are highly urbanized cities; figures are excluded from Cebu Province.
[edit] Cities
- Bais City, Negros Oriental
- Bayawan City, Negros Oriental
- Canlaon City, Negros Oriental
- Danao City, Cebu
- Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental
- Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu
- Mandaue City, Cebu
- Tagbilaran City, Bohol
- Talisay City, Cebu
- Tanjay City, Negros Oriental
- Toledo City, Cebu
[edit] Languages
Cebuano is the dominant language of the region. In Bohol, Cebuano it is referred to as Boholano. In the Camotes Islands, which is part of Cebu, Porohanon is spoken.
[edit] Transportation
[edit] By sea
The Port of Cebu is the region's main gateway. There are also ports in Dumaguete in Negros Oriental, Tagbilaran in Bohol and Larena in Siquijor. Inter-island shipping is served by numerous shipping lines, two of them fastcraft companies which serve all the provinces in the region.
[edit] By air
The main airport is the Mactan-Cebu International Airport, which is in Metro Cebu. There are also airports in Dumaguete (in Sibulan town), and in Tagbilaran. Tagbilaran airport is serviced by Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines which flies only to Manila. Dumaguete is served by Air Philippines and Cebu Pacific, both of them flying only to Manila.
