This article needs to be updated. The reason given is: Negros Island Region has been revived by Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. via Republic Act No. 12000 on June 13, 2024.(June 2024) |
Central Visayas
Tunga-tungang Kabisay-an Gitnang Kabisayaan | |
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Nickname(s): Center of Christianity Rehiyon sa mga Sugboanon (Region of the Cebuanos) | |
Coordinates: 10°0′N 123°30′E / 10.000°N 123.500°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Island group | Visayas |
Regional center and largest city | Cebu City |
Area | |
• Total | 10,114.52 km2 (3,905.24 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 1,072 m (3,517 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Total | 6,545,603 |
• Density | 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ISO 3166 code | PH-07 |
Provinces | |
Independent cities | |
Component cities | |
Municipalities | 91 |
Barangays | 2,312 |
Cong. districts | 11 |
Languages | |
GDP (2022) | ₱1.20 trillion $20.5 billion[2] |
Growth rate | (7.3%)[2] |
HDI | 0.704 (High) |
HDI rank | 8th in the Philippines (2019) |
Central Visayas (Cebuano: Tunga-tungang Kabisay-an; Tagalog: Gitnang Kabisayaan or Gitnang Visayas) is an administrative region in the Philippines, numerically designated as Region VII. It consists of two provinces: Cebu and Bohol. The region also has three highly urbanized cities: Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu, and Mandaue.
The regional center and largest city is Cebu City. The Cebuano language is the region's lingua franca. The region is also dominated by the native speakers of three Visayan languages: Bantayanon, Boholano and Porohanon. With a population of 6,545,603 inhabitants, it is the most populous region in the Visayas.
In 2015, Central Visayas was redefined when it lost the province of Negros Oriental to the newly formed Negros Island Region. However, the Negros Island Region was dissolved in 2017, returning Negros Oriental to Central Visayas. It again lost Negros Oriental, as well as Siquijor, when the Negros Island Region was reestablished in 2024 which will make Central Visayas, the region to have the least number of provinces.
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