Central Visayas

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Region VII
CENTRAL VISAYAS

Regional center	Cebu City
Population	5,706,953
– Density	381 per km²
Area	14,852 km²
Divisions
Provinces	4
Cities	12
Municipalities	120
– Barangays	3,003
– Cong. districts	15
Languages	Cebuano, (Boholano), Filipino, English, others

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 capital is Cebu City.

The total land area of the region is 14852 km².

Provinces

The Central Visayas region is composed of 4 provinces:

Province/City		Capital	Population (2000)	Area (km²)	Pop. density (per km²)
	Bohol	Tagbilaran City	1,137,268	4,117.3	276.2
	Cebu	Cebu City	2,377,588	4,864.33	488.78
	Negros Oriental	Dumaguete City	1,126,061	5,402.3	208.4
	Siquijor	Siquijor	81,598	343.5	237.5
	Cebu City¹	—	718,821	280.2	2,565.4
	Mandaue City¹	—	259,728	34.87	7,448

¹ Cebu City and Mandaue City are highly urbanized cities; figures are excluded from Cebu Province.

Cities