CENTRAL VISAYAS (REGION VII)

(Political Map of CENTRAL VISAYAS)

CENTRAL VISAYAS

Region
(Filipino: Gitnang Kabisayaan)

Philippines
is a region of

CENTRAL

VISAYAS

the Philippines, designated as Region VII. It is located in the central part of the Visayas island group, and consists of four provincesBohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor and the highly

urbanized cities of Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, and Mandaue City. The region is dominated by the native speakers of Cebuano. Cebu City is its regional center.
Area Total : 15,875 km2 (6,129 sq mi) Population (2010) : 6,800,180 Demsity : 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)

CEBU SIQUIJOR

The land area of the region is 15,875 km. As of the 2010 census, it has a population of 6,800,180 people, making it the 5th most populous of the country's 17 regions.

BOHOL

NEGROS

REGION

ORIENTAL

VII

Cause: Presidential Decree No. 1 (as part of the Integrated Reorganization Plan of President Ferdinand Marcos.)
Since inception, the Central Visayas Region has remained unchanged in its boundaries.

Effect:

Component Cities
Bais City, Negros Oriental Bayawan City, Negros Oriental Canlaon City, Negros Oriental Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental Tanjay City, Negros Oriental Bogo City, Cebu Carcar City, Cebu

Provinces of the Philippines were organized into 11 regions (on September 24,
1972)

Province/City

Capital

Population (May 2010)[1]

Area (km)

Pop. density (per km)

Bohol

Tagbilaran City

1,255,128

4,117.3

304.8

Cebu

Cebu City

2,619,362

4,800.11

545.7

Negros Oriental

Dumaguete City

1,286,666

5,402.3

238.2

Siquijor

Siquijor

91,066

343.5

265.1

Danao City, Cebu

Cebu City 866,171 280.2 3,091.3

Naga City, Cebu

Lapu-Lapu City 350,467 64.22 5,457.3

Talisay City, Cebu Toledo City, Cebu

Mandaue City

331,320

34.87

9,501.6

Tagbilaran City, Bohol The Central Visayas region is composed of 4 provinces and 3 independent cities. Although Cebu City, Mandaue City and Lapu-Lapu City are often grouped under the province of Cebu for statistical purposes by the National Statistics Office, as highly urbanized cities, they are administratively independent from the province.

Population census of Central Visayas

Year 1990 2000 2010 Pop. 4,594,124 5,706,953 6,800,180 % +24.2% +19.2%

As of the 2010 census, Central Visayas had a population of 6,800,180 people, making it the 5th most populous of the country's 17 regions. At the 2007 census, the population was 6,398,628 with a population density of 403.1 people per square kilometer (6,129.4/mi). The 2007 census showed an average annual population growth rate of 1.59% from 2000 to 2007, significantly less than the national average of 2.04%.

Source: National Statistics Office

Television Networks
ABS-CBN: Channel 3 Studio 23: Channel 23 ETC: Channel 9 IBC: Channel 13 CCTN: Channel 47 TV5: Channel 21 AksyonTV: Channel 29 GMA Network: Channel 7 GMA News TV: Channel 27

Cebuano is the dominant language of the region. Boholano is a dialectal variant of Cebuano spoken in Bohol. In the Camotes Islands, which is part of Cebu, Cebuano language is spoken in the towns of Tudela, Pilar and San Francisco. Except the town of Poro, in which, Porohanon is spoken (a variation or mixture of Cebuano, Hiligaynon (Ilonggo) and Masbateo language, with 87%C Cebuano vocabulary). Tagalog, English and Spanish are also spoken in this region.

Transportation

ABS-CBN Cebu TV Shows TV Patrol Central Visayas Tubag Kapamilya Winner Ka Maayong Buntag Kapamilya Mag TV Na GMA Cebu TV Shows Balitang Bisdak Buena Mano Balita (Balita at Ibapa) Central Visayas Isyu Karon TV5 Cebu TV Shows
Aksyon Alerto (News Update) Aksyon Bisaya

By Sea

By Air

The Port of Cebu

Mactan-Cebu International Airport

ETC Cebu TV Shows Solar News Cebuano CCTN Cebu TV Shows CCTN News

CCTN Newsbreak Balita sa Alas Dose

IBC Cebu TV Shows

News Team 13 Cebu

PTV Cebu TV Shows

also ports in Dumaguete City in Negros Oriental, Tagbilara n in Bohol and Larena in Siquijor

Other airports: Tagbilaran Airport, and Sibulan Airport

Balita sa Subgo (simulcast over Subgo TV)

Prepared by: Moriancumer A. Cabasag