Visayas

The Visayas or Visayan Islands (Cebuano and Wáray-Wáray: Kabisay-an, Tagalog: Kabisayaan, Spanich: Bisayas), 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.

Geography
The Visayas consists of several islands in central Philippines around the Visayan Sea, with the Philippine Sea to the east and the Sulu Sea to the west.

The main islands (and area) are:
 Bohol, 
 Cebu, 
 Leyte, 
 Negros, 
 Panay, 
 Samar, 

Regions and provinces

The major islands, from west to east, are Panay, Negros, Cebu, Bohol, Leyte, and Samar.
Administratively, the Visayas is divided into 3 regions: Western Visayas, Central Visayas and Eastern Visayas. Each region is headed by a Regional Director.

List of provinces of Visayas state
 Province  Capital  Region  Aklan  300pxKalibo  Western Visayas Antique  300pxSan Jose de Buenavista Biliran  Biliran  Eastern Visayas Bohol  300pxTagbilaran City  Central Visayas Capiz  300px|Roxas City*  Western Visayas Cebu  300pxCEBU CITY*(Regional center)  Central Visayas Eastern Samar  300pxBorongan City  Eastern Visayas Guimaras  300pxJordan  Western Visayas Iloilo  300pxILOILO CITY(Regional center) Leyte  300pxTACLOBAN CITY(Regional center) Eastern Visayas Negros Occidental  300pxBacolod City  Western Visayas Negros Oriental || 300pxDumaguete City || Central Visayas
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| Northern Samar || 300pxCatarman || rowspan="2"| Eastern Visayas
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| Samar || 300pxCatbalogan City|-
| Siquijor || 300pxSiquijor || Central Visayas
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| Southern Leyte  300pxMaasin City  Eastern Visayas

The Visayas is composed of 16 provinces, each headed by a governor.

Western Visayas (Region VI)
Western Visayas consists of the islands of Panay and the western half of Negros; it has a population, in 2010, of 7,102,438. The regional center is Iloilo City. 

Central Visayas (Region VII)
Central Visayas includes the islands of Cebu and Bohol and the eastern half of Negros; it has a population, in 2010, of 6,800,180. The regional center is Cebu City.

Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)
Eastern Visayas consists of the islands of Leyte and Samar; it has a population, in 2010, of 4,101,322. The regional center is Tacloban.

Regions of the Visayas State
 Island group: VISAYAS (CENTRAL PHILIPPINES)90pxWestern Visayas(Region VI)ILOILO CITY270pxAklan
Antique
BacolodA highly urbanized city, independent from any province
Capiz
Guimaras
Iloilo
Iloilo City
Negros Occidental 20,223 7,102,438 90pxCentral Visayas(Region VII)CEBU CITY270pxBohol
Cebu
Cebu City
Lapu-Lapu
Mandaue
Negros Oriental
Siquijor 14,951 6,800,180 90pxEastern Visayas(Region VIII)TACLOBAN270pxBiliran
Eastern Samar
Leyte
Northern Samar
OrmocAn independent component city, not under the jurisdiction of any provincial government.
Samar
Southern Leyte
Tacloban 21,432 4,101,322 

Largest cities of Visayas

References

Other websites

 Die Visayas - Inselwelt in der Mitte der Philippinen 

Category:Islands of the Philippines