Central Visayas

Central Visayas Region VII
Region
From top, left to right: Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral; Salagdoong Beach; Forest in Bohol
Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°00′N 123°30′E / 10°N 123.5°E / 10; 123.5Coordinates: 10°00′N 123°30′E / 10°N 123.5°E / 10; 123.5
Country	Philippines
Island group	Visayas
Regional center	Cebu City
Area
• Total	10,500.44 km2 (4,054.24 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)
• Total	6,041,903
• Density	580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ISO 3166 code	PH-07
Provinces	3
Cities	10
Municipalities	97
Barangays	2,446
Cong. districts	14
Languages	Cebuano (Boholano dialect) Porohanon Bantayanon Filipino English

Central Visayas (Filipino: Gitnang Kabisayaan; Cebuano: Tunga-tungang Kabisay-an) is a region of the Philippines, designated as Region VII. It is located in the central part of the Visayas island group, and consisists of three provinces: Bohol, Cebu and Siquijor; and three highly urbanized cities: Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu, and Mandaue. Cebu City is the regional center. The region is dominated by the native speakers of Cebuano. The land area of the region is 10,102 square kilometres (3,900 sq mi), with a population of 6,041,903 people.

On May 29, 2015, the region was redefined, when Region VII lost the province of Negros Oriental to the newly formed Negros Island Region.

Regions first came to existence in 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 of President Ferdinand Marcos.

By virtue of Executive Order No. 183 issued on May 29, 2015 by President Benigno Aquino III, the province of Negros Oriental was transferred to the Negros Island Region.

In the 2013 electoral roll, it had 4,114,046 registered voters, meaning that 68% of the population are aged 18 and over.