page_title: Geography of the Philippines
section_title: Visayas
hierarchical_section_title: Geography of the Philippines / Physical geography / Palawan / Visayas
caption_attribution_description: Hiligaynon: Mapa sang Kapupud-an sang Kabisay-an. Mga Rehiyon: Katundanon nga Kabisay-an + Masbate kag Romblon Ang Rehiyon sang Pulo sang Negros Tunga-Tunga nga Kabisay-an Sidlanganon nga Kabisay-an/Ang Kapupud-an sang Samar-Leyte Cebuano: Mapa sang Kapupud-an sa Kabisay-an. Mga Rehiyon: Kasadpang Kabisay-an + Masbate ug Romblon Ang Rehiyon sa Pulo sa Negros Tunga-Tungang Kabisay-an Sidlakang Kabisay-an/Ang Kapupud-an sa Samar-Leyte English: Map of the Archipelago of Visayas. The Regions: Western Visayas + Masbate and Romblon The Negros Island Region Central Visayas Eastern Visayas/The Samar-Leyte Archipelago Italiano: Mappa dell'arcipelago di Visayas. I Regioni: Visayas Occidentale + Masbate e Romblon Il Regione dell'Isola di Negros Visayas Centrale Visayas Orientale/L'Arcipelago di Samar-Leyte
context_page_description: The Philippines is an archipelago that comprises 7,641 islands with a total land area of 300,000 square kilometers. It is the world's 5th largest island country. The eleven largest islands contain 95% of the total land area. The largest of these islands is Luzon at about 105,000 square kilometers. The next largest island is Mindanao at about 95,000 square kilometers. The archipelago is around 800 kilometers from the Asian mainland and is located between Taiwan and Borneo.
  The Philippine archipelago is divided into three island groups: Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. The Luzon islands include Luzon itself, Palawan, Mindoro, Marinduque, Masbate, Romblon, Catanduanes, Batanes, and Polillo. The Visayas is the group of islands in the central Philippines, the largest of which are: Panay, Negros, Cebu, Bohol, Leyte, Samar, Siquijor, Biliran, and Guimaras. The Mindanao islands include Mindanao itself, Dinagat, Siargao, Camiguin, Samal, plus the Sulu Archipelago, composed primarily of Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi.
caption: Visayan group of islands: Western Visayas (red), Negros Island (green), Central Visayas (light blue), and Eastern Visayas (pink).
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