Central Visayas
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Central Visayas (Filipino: Gitnang Kabisayaan) is a region o the Philippines, designatit as Region VII. It is locatit in the central pairt o the Visayas island group, an consists o fower provinces—Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental, an Siquijor— an the heichlie urbanisit ceeties o Cebu Ceety, Lapu-Lapu Ceety, an Mandaue Ceety. The region is dominatit bi the native speakers o Cebuano. Cebu Ceety is its regional centre.
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Region VII Central Visayas | |
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Region | |
Location in the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 10°00′N 123°30′E | |
Kintra | Philippines |
Island group | Visayas |
Regional centre | Cebu Ceety |
Area | |
• Total | 15875 km2 (6,129 sq mi) |
Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 6,800,180 |
• Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ISO 3166 code | PH-07 |
Provinces | 4 |
Ceeties | 16 |
Municipalities | 116 |
Barangays | 3,003 |
Cong. destricts | 15 |
Leids | Cebuano (Boholano dialect), Porohanon, Tagalog, English, Spainyie |
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The laund aurie o the region is 15,875 km². As o the 2010 census, it haes a population o 6,800,180 fowk, makin it the 5t maist populous o the kintra's 17 regions.[1]