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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. Luas wilayah ini 10.102 km 2 (3.900 mil 2), dengan populasi 6.041. ...
Visayas ( bahasa Sugbo: Kabisay·an; bahasa Spanyol: Bisayas) adalah salah satu dari 3 kelompok pulau di Filipina bersama dengan Luzon dan Mindanao. Terdiri atas beberapa pulau, membentuk bagian tengah kepulauan di negeri ini. Pulau-pulau utama ialah: Pulau Panay. Pulau Negros. Pulau Cebu. Pulau Bohol. Pulau Leyte. Pulau Samar. Region dan provinsi.
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The exact meaning and origin of the name of the Visayas is unknown. The first documented use of the name is possibly by Song-era Chinese maritime official Zhao Rugua as the Pi-sho-ye, who raided the coasts of Fujian and Penghu during the late 12th century using iron javelins attached to ropes as their weapons. Visayans were first referred to by the...
Visayas region is located in central Philippines, with a total land area of 71,503 km2 (27,607 sq mi). It consists of several islands, including Samar, Negros, Panay, Leyte, Cebu, Bohol, Guimaras, Biliran, Siquijor, Panaon and Bantayan. Some of the largest cities in the region include Cebu City (population 1,024,945 in 2023), Bacolod City (populati...
After the defeat of the Magellan expedition at the Battle of Mactan by Lapu-Lapu, King Philip II of Spain sent Miguel López de Legazpi in 1543 and 1565 to colonize the islands for Spain. Subsequently, the Visayas region and many kingdoms began converting to Christianity and adopting western culture. By the 18th and 19th centuries, the effects of co...
Visayans are recognized as hospitable, religious, fun, and robust people. They love to party and celebrate birthdays, graduation, baptism, weddings, and holidays. Visayans like to sing (Karaoke) while drinking and dancing during this celebration. They love to cook traditional foods like Suman, Sapin- Sapin, and Bibingka made with sticky rice during...
Administratively, the Visayas is divided into 3 regions, namely Western Visayas, Central Visayas and Eastern Visayas. Each region is headed by a Regional Director who is elected from a pool of governors from the different provinces in each region. The Visayas is composed of 16 provinces, each headed by a Governor. A governor is elected by popular v...
Language
Languages spoken at home are primarily Visayan languages despite the usual misconception that these are dialects of a single macrolanguage. Cebuano is the largest native language spoken on Visayas Island, where approximately 20 million natives speak it. Major languages include Hiligaynon or Ilonggo in much of Western Visayas, Cebuano in Central Visayas, and Waray in Eastern Visayas. Other dominant languages are Aklanon, Kinaray-a, and Capiznon. Filipino, the 'national language' based on Tagal...
Although the word Bisaya has been adapted into the Cebuano terminology for centuries, it should never be equated with the word Cebuano. Even if its origin still has a lot of issues up to the present time, the word Bisaya is commonly used to refer to the inhabitants who originated (born) in any of the islands within the Visayas region. These inhabit...
Scott, William Henry (1984). Prehispanic Source Materials for the study of Philippine History. New Day Publishers. ISBN 978-971-10-0226-8.
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Dec 26, 2023 · A First-Timer’s Guide to the Visayas region of the Philippines. by Claire Algarme in Asia, Philippines, Visayas on December 26, 2023. In the heart of the Philippines lies the Visayas region, a mesmerizing tapestry of six major islands and a multitude of smaller ones. It is one of the three major island groups in the country, namely, Luzon ...
Central Visayas (Cebuano: Tunga-tungang Kabisay-an; Tagalog: Gitnang Kabisayaan) is an administrative region in the Philippines, numerically designated as Region VII. It consists of four provinces: (Cebu, Bohol, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor) and three highly urbanized cities: Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu, and Mandaue). On May 29, 2015, the region was redefined, when Central Visayas (Region VII) lost ...
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.
