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Terminology. "Visayan" is the anglicization of the hispanized term Bisayas (archaic Biçayas ), in turn derived from Visayan Bisaya. Kabisay-an refers both to the Visayan people collectively and the islands they have inhabited since prehistory, the Visayas. The exact meaning and origin of the name Bisaya is unknown.
0.704 ( High) HDI rank. 4th in the Philippines (2019) Central Visayas ( Cebuano: Tunga-tungang Kabisay-an; Tagalog: Gitnang Kabisayaan or Gitnang Visayas) is an administrative region in the Philippines, numerically designated as Region VII. It consists of four provinces: Cebu, Bohol, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor.
- 15,895.66 km² (6,137.35 sq mi)
- Philippines
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Western Visayas consists of the islands of Panay and Guimaras and the western half of Negros. The regional center is Iloilo City. Its provinces are: Aklan; Antique; Capiz; Guimaras; Iloilo; Negros Occidental; Central Visayas (Region VII) Central Visayas includes the islands of Cebu, Siquijor and Bohol and the eastern half of Negros.
- 71,503 km² (27,607 sq mi)
- 21,155,014 (2021)
- 2,465 m (8087 ft)
- Southeast Asia
Central Visayas, the epicenter of the Philippines, offers a wide range of experiences, all at once heart-warming, engaging and enervating. Your visit to any of the many islands and islets in the four provinces of Central Visayas – Cebu, Bohol, Negros Oriental and Siquijor – lets you brig home lasting impressions or may tempt you to stay for ...
Bisaya, indigenous people of northwestern Borneo, in Malaysia, concentrated above the Padas River and below Beaufort in Sabah state, and in northern Sarawak state. They are of Malay stock and possibly related to the Visayan of the Philippines. The Bisaya speak Murut, leading some to believe they were once one of the branches of the Murut peoples.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Over 30 languages constitute the Bisayan language family. The Bisayan language with the most speakers is Cebuano, spoken by 20 million people as a native language in Central Visayas, parts of Eastern Visayas, and most of Mindanao. Two other well-known and widespread Bisayan languages are Hiligaynon (Ilonggo), spoken by 9 million in most of ...
Bisayas Centrales (en cebuano: Tunga-tungang Kabisay-an; en inglés: Central Visayas) es una de las regiones de Filipinas, designada como la Región VII. Ocupa una superficie de 14.852 km² y tiene una población de 5.706.953 habitantes. Es parte del grupo de las islas Bisayas.
