Visayas

Also known as Visayan Islands, Visayas island group

The Visayas ( ), or the Visayan Islands (Visayan: Kabisay-an, ; Filipino: Kabisayaan ), are one of the three principal geographical divisions of the Philippines, along with Luzon and Mindanao. Located in the central part of the archipelago, it consists of several islands, primarily surrounding the Visayan Sea, although the Visayas are also considered the northeast extremity of the entire Sulu Sea. Its inhabitants are predominantly the Visayan peoples.

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The Visayas is one of three main geographical regions of the Philippines, located in the central part of the country and made up of several islands that surround the Visayan Sea. The region is home to the Visayan peoples and represents an important cultural and geographical division of the Philippine archipelago.

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Key facts

Islands.highest_mount: Mount Kanlaon
Islands.elevation_m: 2465
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title: Regions
Islands.population: 21,155,014
Islands.population_as_of: 2021
Islands.density_km2: 292
Islands.name: Visayas
Islands.image_name: Visayas Red.png
Islands.image_caption: Location of the Visayas within the Philippines
Islands.native_name_link: Visayan languages
Islands.location: Southeast Asia
Islands.archipelago: Philippines
Islands.area_km2: 71,503
Islands.country_largest_city: Cebu City
Islands.country_largest_city_population: 964,169

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Wikidata facts

Population: 21033659
Area: 71503
Image: Visayas Red.png
Households: 4988683

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Commons category: Visayas
electorate: 13836781
poverty incidence: 34.50

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20 sections

Contents

Etymology
Pre-colonial etymology
Colonial etymology
History
Mythical allusions and hypotheses
Geography
List of islands by population
Culture and festivals
Administrative divisions
Western Visayas (Region VI)
Negros Island Region (NIR)
Central Visayas (Region VII)
Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)
Demographics
Languages
''Cebuano'' versus ''Bisaya''
See also
Notes
References
External links

The major islands of the Visayas are Panay, Negros, Cebu, Bohol, Leyte and Samar. The region may also include the provinces of Palawan, Romblon, and Masbate, whose populations identify as Visayan and whose languages are more closely related to other Visayan languages than to the major languages of Luzon.