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Central Visayas (Шаблон:Lang-ceb; Шаблон:Lang-tl 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. The region also has three highly urbanized cities: Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu, and Mandaue.
The regional center and largest city is Cebu City. The region is dominated by the native speakers of four Visayan languages: Cebuano, Bantayanon, Boholano, and Porohanon. With a population of 8,081,988 inhabitants, it is the most populous region in the Visayas.
On May 29, 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 on August 9, 2017, returning Negros Oriental to Central Visayas. Шаблон:TOC limit
Etymology
The name of the region, Central Visayas, was mostly chosen by American colonists to denote the centrality of the islands within the bigger Visayas area.
There have been proposals to rename the current Central Visayas region, which is dominated by the Cebuano (Sugbuanon) ethnic group, to Sugbu, the former name of the region prior to Spanish colonization in the 16th century. The name refers to the former kingdom of the region, the Rajahnate of Cebu, or Sugbu in Cebuano.[1][2]
History
Regions first came into existence on September 24, 1972, when the provinces of the Philippines were organized into 11 regions by Presidential Decree No. 1 as part of the Integrated Reorganization Plan by President Ferdinand Marcos. The provinces of Cebu, Bohol, and Negros Oriental (including its then-subprovince of Siquijor) were grouped together to form the Central Visayas region.
By virtue of Executive Order No. 183, s. 2015, issued on May 29, 2015, by President Benigno Aquino III, Central Visayas lost the province of Negros Oriental to the newly formed Negros Island Region.[3]
On August 9, 2017, President Rodrigo Duterte dissolved the Negros Island Region, revoking Executive Order No. 183, s. 2015 through the signing of Executive Order No. 38, citing a lack of funds to fully establish the region according to Benjamin Diokno, the Secretary of Budget and Management.[4] This returned Negros Oriental to Central Visayas.
Geography
Central Visayas consists of the island provinces of Cebu and Bohol, the province of Negros Oriental which comprises the eastern half of the island of Negros, and the island province of Siquijor. The region also includes the straits of Cebu and Tañon.
Central Visayas is bounded on the north by the Visayan Sea, west by the province of Negros Occidental in Western Visayas, south by the Bohol Sea, and east by the Camotes Sea and the island of Leyte in Eastern Visayas.
Its land area is Шаблон:Convert, 5.3% of the country's total land area.
Administrative divisions
Provinces
Central Visayas consists of 4 provinces, 3 highly urbanized cities, 13 component cities, 116 municipalities, and 3,003 barangays.
| Province Шаблон:Font | Capital | Population Шаблон:SmallШаблон:PH census | Area[5] | Density | Cities | Шаблон:Abbr | Шаблон:Abbr | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| km2 | sq mi | /km2 | /sq mi | |||||||||
| Bohol | Tagbilaran City | Шаблон:Percent and number | Шаблон:Convert | Шаблон:Convert | 1 | 47 | 1,109 | |||||
| Cebu | Cebu City | Шаблон:Percent and number | Шаблон:Convert | Шаблон:Convert | 6 | 44 | 1,066 | |||||
| Negros Oriental | Dumaguete | Шаблон:Percent and number | Шаблон:Convert | Шаблон:Convert | 6 | 19 | 557 | |||||
| Siquijor | Siquijor | Шаблон:Percent and number | Шаблон:Convert | Шаблон:Convert | 0 | 6 | 134 | |||||
| Cebu City | † | — | Шаблон:Percent and number | Шаблон:Convert | Шаблон:Convert | — | — | 80 | ||||
| Lapu-Lapu | † | — | Шаблон:Percent and number | Шаблон:Convert | Шаблон:Convert | — | — | 30 | ||||
| Mandaue | † | — | Шаблон:Percent and number | Шаблон:Convert | Шаблон:Convert | — | — | 27 | ||||
| Total | 8,081,988 | 15,872.58 | Шаблон:Convert | Шаблон:Sigfig | Шаблон:Convert | 16 | 116 | 3,003 | ||||
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Шаблон:Color box Cebu City, Mandaue, and Lapu-Lapu are highly urbanized cities; figures are excluded from Cebu province. | ||||||||||||
Governors and vice governors
| Province | Image | Governor | Political Party | Vice Governor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:CenterШаблон:Center | Файл:Gov Aumentado.png | Erico Aristotle Aumentado | Шаблон:Party name with colour | Dionisio Victor Balite | |
| Шаблон:CenterШаблон:Center | Файл:Gov Garcia.png | Gwendolyn Garcia | Шаблон:Party name with colour | Hilario Davide III | |
| Шаблон:CenterШаблон:Center | Manuel Sagarbarria | Шаблон:Party name with colour | Jaime Reyes | ||
| Шаблон:CenterШаблон:Center | Файл:Gov Villa.png | Jake Vincent Villa | Шаблон:Party name with colour | Mei Ling Quezon-Brown | |
Cities
Demographics
According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 8,081,988. The population density was Шаблон:Convert. The 2015 census showed an average annual population growth rate of 1.76% from 2010 to 2015, slightly higher than the national average of 1.72%.Шаблон:PH census
Languages
The native languages of Central Visayas are:
- Bantayanon, spoken in Bantayan Island of Cebu.
- Boholano, a Cebuano dialect spoken in Bohol.
- Cebuano, spoken in Cebu, Negros Oriental, Bohol, and Siquijor. It is the regional lingua franca.
- Hiligaynon, spoken in western Negros Oriental.
- Porohanon, spoken in Camotes Islands of Cebu.
Economy
Шаблон:PH poverty incidence Central Visayas has the fourth-largest economy in the Philippines.[6] Cebu City serves as the region's economic hub.
Transportation
Ports
The Port of Cebu is the region's main gateway. Other seaports in the region include the Port of Tagbilaran in Bohol, the Ports of Larena and Siquijor in Siquijor, and two seaports in Negros Oriental: the Sibulan Port and the Port of Dumaguete. Inter-island shipping is served by numerous shipping lines, two of them fastcraft companies serving all the provinces in the region.
Airports
Mactan–Cebu International Airport, located on Mactan Island in Metro Cebu, is the country's second-busiest airport and a gateway to the region. It is the secondary hub of Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines (and their subsidiaries), with flights to locations throughout the country. It also serves international flights to other Asian and intercontinental destinations.[7]
There are two other airports in the region. Bohol–Panglao International Airport serves Bohol and is the region's newest airport. Sibulan Airport is a domestic airport which serves Dumaguete and the rest of Negros Oriental.
Mass media
Cebu City is the main media hub for the region. Large media networks – ABS-CBN, GMA Network, TV5, People's Television Network, CNN Philippines, and IBC 13 – maintain their respective local stations and branches for viewership, commercial and news coverage purposes. Most of these stations broadcast local news and public affairs as well as entertainment and dramas to cater to the local viewers.
Aside from the 24 national daily newspapers available, Cebu City also has 20 local newspapers. Among the widely read are SunStar Cebu, Cebu Daily News, and The Freeman.
References
External links
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