page_title: Visayas
section_title: Regions and provinces
hierarchical_section_title: Visayas / Regions and provinces
caption_attribution_description: English: A map of Visayas color-coded by regions. The Palawan Islands on the west part are not part of Region 6 nor part of the Visayas Island Group. Palawan is part of Region 4-B also known as MIMAROPA (Mindoro,Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan) and is part of the Luzon Island Group.
context_page_description: The Visayas or Visayan Islands, 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.
context_section_description: 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.
caption: 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.
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