Central Visayas

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Central Visayas (Region VII)
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Regional center	Cebu City, Cebu
Population  – Density	5,706,953 381 per km²
Area	14,852 km²
Divisions  – Provinces  – Cities  – Municipalities  – Barangays  – Cong. districts	4 12 120 3003 15
Languages	Cebuano. Boholano

Central Visayas, one of the regions of the Philippines, is designated as Region VII. It is part of the Visayas. It consists of four provinces, namely, Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor. The region demarcates the territory occupied by the native speakers of Cebuano. The regional center is Cebu City.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Transportation 2.1 By sea 2.2 By air

Geography

The Central Visayas region is composed of 4 provinces:

• Bohol
• Cebu
• Negros Oriental
• Siquijor

The total land area of the region is 14852 km².

Transportation

By sea

The Port of Cebu is the region's main gateway. There are also ports in Dumaguete in Negros Oriental, Tagbilaran in Bohol and Larena in Siquijor. Inter-island shipping is served by numerous shipping lines, two of them fastcraft companies which serve all the provinces in the region.

By air

The main airport is the Mactan-Cebu International Airport, which is in Cebu. There are also airports in Dumaguete (in Sibulan town), and in Tagbilaran. Tagbilaran airport is serviced by Asian Spirit, which flies to Cebu and Manila; Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines which flies only to Manila. Dumaguete is served by Air Philippines and Cebu Pacific, both of them flying only to Manila.

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