, 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 km&
2.
The Central Visayas region is composed of 4 provinces:
Cebu City , Mandaue City , and more recently Lapu-Lapu City are highly urbanized cities; figures are excluded from Cebu Province .
- Bais City , Negros Oriental
- Bayawan City , Negros Oriental
- Bogo City , Cebu
- Canlaon City , Negros Oriental
- Carcar City , Cebu
- Danao City , Cebu
- Dumaguete City , Negros Oriental
- Guihulngan City , Negros Oriental
- Naga City, Cebu
- Tagbilaran City , Bohol
- Talisay City , Cebu
- Tanjay City , Negros Oriental
- Toledo City , Cebu
Cebuano is the dominant language of the region. In Bohol, Cebuano is referred to as
Boholano . In the
Camotes Islands , which is part of Cebu, Cebuano language is spoken in the towns of Tudela, Pilar and San Francisco. Except the town of Poro, in which,
Porohanon is spoken (a variation or mixture of Cebuano, Hiligaynon (Ilonggo) and Masbatenio language)
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.
The main
Airport is the
Mactan-Cebu International Airport , which is in
Metro Cebu . There are also airports in Dumaguete (in Sibulan town), and in Tagbilaran. Tagbilaran airport is serviced by
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.
