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Date. January 16 – February 10, 2017 [1] Location. Eastern Visayas and Northern Mindanao, Philippines. Deaths. 9. Property damage. 1,300 houses. The 2017 Visayas and Mindanao floods was an event that caused extreme flooding within parts of the Philippines, caused by several low-pressure systems.
- January 16 – February 10, 2017
- 1,300 houses
- 9
There are three administrative regions in the Visayas: Western Visayas (pop. 7.9 million), Central Visayas (8 million) and Eastern Visayas (4.5 million). The Negros Island Region existed from 2015 to 2017, separating Negros Occidental and its capital Bacolod from Western Visayas and Negros Oriental from Central Visayas.
- 71,503 km² (27,607 sq mi)
- 21,155,014 (2021)
- 2,465 m (8087 ft)
- Southeast Asia
Region ini terletak di bagian tengah kelompok pulau Bisayak, dan terdiri atas tiga provinsi, yaitu Bohol, Cebu , dan Siquijor; dan tiga kota yang sangat urban: Kota Cebu, Lapu-Lapu, dan Mandaue. Kota Cebu adalah pusat region. Region ini didominasi oleh penutur asli bahasa Cebu.
With a population of 8,081,988 inhabitants, it is the most populous region in the Visayas. In 2015, Central Visayas was redefined when it lost the province of Negros Oriental to the newly formed Negros Island Region. However, the Negros Island Region was dissolved in 2017, returning Negros Oriental to Central Visayas.
- 15,895.66 km² (6,137.35 sq mi)
- Philippines
- PH-07
On May 29, 2015, the region was redefined, when Central Visayas (Region VII) lost the province of Negros Oriental to the newly formed Negros Island Region. However, the region was dissolved, with Negros Oriental returned to Central Visayas on August 9, 2017.
The Visayas, or the Visayan Islands, 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 ...
The Negros Island Region existed from 2015 to 2017, separating Negros Occidental and its capital Bacolod from Western Visayas and Negros Oriental from Central Visayas. The region has been dissolved since. Etymology. See also: Visayans § Terminology. The exact meaning and origin of the name of the Visayas is unknown.
