Region VII CENTRAL VISAYAS VISAYAS The island group has three (3) regions namely: • Region VI (Western Visayas) • Region VII (Central Visayas) • Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) Region VII A region of the Philippines located in the central part of the Visayas island group. It consists of four provinces Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor and the highly urbanized cities of Cebu City, LapuLapu City, and Mandaue City. The region is dominated by the native speakers of Cebuano. Total Land area: 14,923 square kilometers Total population: 8,081,988 based on the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (2020 CPH) making it the 5th most populous of the country’s 17 regions. Region VII Region VII Chocolate Hills The Chocolate Hills are a geological formation in the Bohol province of the Philippines. There are at least 1,260 hills but there may be as many as 1,776 hills spread over an area of more than 50 square kilometers. They are covered in green grass that turns brown during the dry season, hence the name. Region VII Tarsier The Philippine tarsier, known locally as mawumag in Cebuano and other Visayan languages, and magô in Waray, is a species of tarsier endemic to the Philippines. It is found in the southeastern part of the archipelago, particularly on the islands of Bohol, Samar and Leyte. Region VII Mount Kanlaon Kanlaon, also known as Mount Kanlaon and Kanlaon Volcano, is an active stratovolcano and the highest mountain on the island of Negros in the Philippines, as well as the highest point in the Visayas, with an elevation of 2,465 m above sea level. Mount Kanlaon ranks as the 42nd-highest peak on an island in the world Region VII Central Visayas Provinces Office seal Bohol Land Area 4.117.26 square kilometers Population Province: 1,394,329 (determined by the 2020 Census) Capital City: Tagbilaran City Municipalities: 47 Barangays 1.109 Language/Dialects Boholano, English, Tagalog Bohol Delicacies Kalamay made of gluing rice or malagkit pooked with coconut milk and dark sogar Peanuts Kisses crunchy chocolate-hill-likesnack Peanut kisses have been a Boholano pasalubong favorite for more than 40 years. Locals say that the snack was inspired by an American chocolate brand’s signature product. Cebu Land Area: 4,944 km² Population: 3,325,385(determined by the 2020 Census) Capital City: Cebu city Municipalities:44 Barangays: 1,066 Dialect: Cebuano, Tagalog Cebu Delicacies Ampao Letchon Otap Chicharrón Dried Mangoes Negros Oriental Land area: 5,402.30 square kilometers Population: 1,432,990 (determined by the 2020 Census) Capital city: Dumaguete City Municipalities: 20 Barangays: 557 Dialect: Spoken languages Cebuano (primary language) English (academe, business, government and other official communications) Tagalog (widely understood)) Hiligaynon (minority) Negros Oriental Delicacies Sans Rival Silvana Budbod Kabog Siquijor Land area: 343.50 square kilometers Population: 103,395(determined by the 2020 Census) Capital: Siquijor Municipalities: 6 Barangays: 42 Dialect: Cebuano, with Tagalog and English often used as second languages. Siquijor Delicacies Torta Peanut Balls Peanut Brittle
