Central Visayas Region
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Central Visayas Region VII |
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| Region | |||||
From top, left to right: Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral; Chocolate Hills in Bohol; Salagdoong Beach in Siquijor
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 Location in the Philippines |
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| Coordinates: 10°00′N 123°30′E / 10°N 123.5°ECoordinates: 10°00′N 123°30′E / 10°N 123.5°E | |||||
| 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 | ||||
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| Cities | |||||
| Municipalities | 97 | ||||
| Barangays | 2,446 | ||||
| Cong. districts | 14 | ||||
| Languages | |||||
Central Visayas (Cebuano: Tunga-tungang Kabisay-an; Filipino: Gitnang Kabisayaan) is a region of the Philippines, designated as Region VII. It is located in the central part of the Visayas island group, and consists of three island provinces: Cebu, Bohol 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 10,500.44 km2 (4,054.24 sq mi), and with a population of 6,041,903 inhabitants, it is the most populous region in the Visayas.
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 into existence on September 24 of 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 issued on May 29 of 2015, by President Benigno Aquino III, the province of Negros Oriental was removed from Central Visayas to form the Negros Island Region along with Negros Occidental and its provincial capital, Bacolod City.
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