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English: Location map of the Philippines (Visayas) Equirectangular projection based on the parallel of 10°43' N N: 13.24° N; ... Bohol Island State University;
Administratively, the Visayas is divided into 4 regions, namely Western Visayas, Negros Island Region, Central Visayas, and Eastern Visayas. The Visayas is composed of 16 provinces, each headed by a Governor. A governor is elected by popular vote and can serve a maximum of three terms consisting of three years each.
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A map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. As an archipelago, the Philippines comprises about 7,641 islands [1] [2] clustered into three major island groups: Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. Only about 2,000 islands are inhabited, [3] and more than 5,000 are yet to be officially named. [2]
The Philippines is divided into three major island groups: Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. Luzon and Mindanao archipelagoes are both named after the largest island in their respective groups, while the Visayas (also referred to as the Visayan Islands) is an archipelago of roughly similar-sized islands.
Panay is the only main island in the Visayas whose provinces does not bear the name of their island. Panay is bisected by the Central Panay Mountain Range, its longest mountain chain. The island has many rivers, the longest being the Panay River at a length of 168 kilometres (104 mi), followed by the Jalaur, Aklan, Sibalom, Iloilo and Bugang ...
It is the highest peak of the whole island and of the Visayas. Other notable peaks on the island are Mount Silay and Mount Mandalagan in Negros Occidental and Mount Talinis (also known as Cuernos de Negros) in Negros Oriental. There are also lakes that dot the island, among the most notable are the Balinsasayao Twin Lakes in Negros Oriental.
Poverty incidence of Central Visayas 10 20 30 40 2006 35.90 2009 31.01 2012 30.22 2015 29.36 2018 17.7 2021 22.10 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Central Visayas has the fourth-largest economy in the Philippines. Cebu City serves as the region's economic hub. Transportation Ports Fastcraft terminal for ferrying passengers from Cebu to Negros Island. The Port of Cebu is the region's ...