Visayas

Visayas

Native name: Kabisay-an (Visayan) Kabisayaan (Tagalog)
Location of the Visayas within the Philippines
Geography
Location	Southeast Asia
Archipelago	Philippines
Major islands	Bohol Cebu Leyte Negros Panay Samar
Area	71,503 km2 (27,607 sq mi)
Highest elevation	2,465 m (8087 ft)
Highest point	Mount Kanlaon
Administration
Philippines
Regions	Region 6 – Western Visayas Region 7 – Central Visayas Region 8 – Eastern Visayas
Largest settlement	Cebu City (pop. 964,169)
Demographics
Demonym	Visayan (natively "Bisayâ")
Population	21,155,014 (2021)[1]
Pop. density	292/km2 (756/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Visayans Aklanon Boholano Butuanon Capiznon Cebuano Cuyunon Eskaya Hiligaynon Karay-a Masbateño Porohanon Romblomanon Suludnon Surigaonon Waray Negrito (Ati) other ethnic groups

The Visayas or Visayan Islands (Cebuano and Wáray-Wáray: Kabisay-an, Tagalog: Kabisayaan, Spanich: Bisayas), is one of the three principal geographical divisions of the Philippines; the other two divisions are Mindanao, to the south, and Luzon, to the north.

People living in this islands are called Visayans.

1. ↑ Census of Population (2015). Highlights of the Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)