Region 7:

Central Visayas
Region 7: Central Visayas
Region 7: Central Visayas
 Region 7: Central Visayas
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a region of the Philippines located in the
central part of the Visayas island group
Region 7: Boundaries
 Provinces and Independent

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Cities
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It consists of four provinces—
Bohol, Cebu, Negros
Oriental, and Siquijor— and the highly
urbanized cities of Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu
City, and Mandaue City.
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Cebu City is its regional center
 Province Capital
Bohol Tagbiliran City
Cebu Cebu City
Negros Dumaguete
Oriental City
Siquijor Siquijor
 Demographics

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Land area: 15,875 km²
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Population: 6,398,628 (2007 census)
− 5th most populous of the country's
17 regions.
 Region 7: People

• Cebuano or Sugbuhanon (largest

• Centers mainly on
baptism,
marriages,
funerals, school
programs, annual
fiestas and the
Roman Catholic
religious calendar
 Region 7: Diet

• Consists mainly
of rice and
fish,with some
vegetables and
fruits.
Region 7: Diet

• However in Cebu
and Negros
Oriental ground
cornmeal replaces
rice as the staple
cereal.
BOHOL: “Gem of the Visayas”
BOHOL: Provincial seal and
Location
Blood Compact of Magellan and
Sikatuna
 BOHOL
• Capital: Tagbiliran City
– West: CebuLand area: 4,117.3 sq. km
• It is the 10th largest island in the Philippines
• Boundaries:
– Northeast: Leyte
– South: Bohol Sea
BOHOL: Boundaries
 BOHOL
• Population: 1,137,268 Boholanos or Bol-
anon, as the residents of Bohol call
themselves.
• Native language: Boholano, dialect of
Cebuano
• Religion: Roman Catholic
 BOHOL
• Oval-shaped
• Mountainous terrain
• Home to rare and
endangered flora and
fauna
• Central and northern
lowlands are fertile
grounds
 BOHOL
• Numerous waterfalls and caves are scattered
across the island.
• Hills dominate the island
• White sandy beaches are also located in the
coast areas.
• Four main rivers run through Bohol:
– Loboc River, Abatan River, Inabanga River
and Ipil River
Loboc River
 BOHOL: climate
• November – April: rainy days, (Amihan)
• May – July: dry and humid days
• August – October: weeks of calm weather
alternating with rainy days (habagat)
• November – January: heavy showers
 BOHOL: Industries
• Weaving of
baskets and other
products such as
mats, raffia woven
cloth, processed
food and ceramics
 Culinary Highlights
• Peanut Kisses
• Kinampay –
purple yam or
ubi
Chocolate Hills
Philippine Tarsier
CEBU:
Krus ni Magellan
CEBU: Provincial Seal and Map
 CEBU: Background
• Center of visayan-cebuano culture
• Preserved strong spanish tradition in its
cultural life
• Land Area: 4,422 sq. km
• Total population: >3 million
• Native language: Cebuano
• Filipino is commonly understood and spoken
• English – widely used in business transactions
and education.
 CEBU: Boundaries
• Surrounded by the following waters:
• North: Visayan Sea
• West: Tanon Strait
• Southeast: Bohol Strait
• East: Camotes Sea
 CEBU: Background
• Cebu has narrow coastlines, limestone
plateaus and coastal plains.
• It also has predominant hills and rugged
mountain ranges traversing the northern
and southern lengths of the island.
• Cebu's highest mountains reach over
1,000 meters. Flatlands can be found at
the northern region of the province.
 CEBU: Background
• Products/ commodities: sugarcane,
maize, coconuts, yams, tobacco,
copra, abaca, wood and fish, peals,
textiles, vegetable oil, furniture and
sistas (guitars and ukalele)
• Staple food: coarse-ground corn
• Manufacturing industries: limited to
food processing
Guitars in Cebu
 CEBU: climate
• December – May: Cebu is best as weather
turns dry.
• December – February: coolest weather
• March – May: hottest weather
• July: Rainy season begins
 CEBU: Dietary Patterns
• Food intake: Fish (fresh or dried),
crabs, seashells, shrimp and other
seafood are a common sight in most
tables, although pork, chicken and
vegetables are equally accessible as
well.
• Cornmeal staple cereal as well as rice.
Festival
NEGROS ORIENTAL
NEGROS ORIENTAL: Provincial
Seal and Map
 NEGROS ORIENTAL:
Background
• Occupies the south-eastern half of the
island of Negros
• Fourth largest island in the Philippines
• Land area: 5,402.30 km²
• Central mountain ranges separate Negros
Oriental from Negros Occidental
• Population: 1,126,061 (2000 census)
 NEGROS ORIENTAL:
Boundaries
• Northwest:
Guimaras Strait
(Negros
Occidental)
• East: Tanon Strait
• North: Visayan Sea
• South: Sulu Sea
NEGROS ORIENTAL: Background
• Island shaped like a boot
• Province's topography is
characterized by low, grooved
mountain ranges which mostly lie
close to the shoreline
• Few plateaus in the interior to the west
of the province.
• Mt. Canlaon – active volcano, highest
peak in the island
MT. CANLAON
NEGROS ORIENTAL: Climate
• Tropical climate
• Usually
unpronounced
maximum rainfall
occurs with a short
dry season lasting
from one to three
months.
NEGROS ORIENTAL: Background
• Negros Oriental major industry is agriculture.
• Primary crops: sugarcane, corn, coconut and
rice
• In coastal areas, fishing is the source of income.
• People are also involved in cattle ranches, fish
ponds and logging.
• There are also mineral deposits like gold, silver
and copper.
Festivals
 SIQUIJOR

Isla de Fuego
“Island of Fire”
SIQUIJOR: Map
 SIQUIJOR: Background
• Capital: Siquijor
• Third smallest province of the country both for
population and land area.
• Land Area: 343.5 sq. km
• Total population: 100 000 +
• For a time it is the sub-province of Negros
Oriental by virtue of Republic Act No. 6396
• Considered by many Filipinos as a mystical
island
 SIQUIJOR: Boundaries
• Located in the
Bohol Sea
• Northwest: Cebu
and Negros
• Northeast: Bohol
• South: Mindanao
(across Bohol Sea)
 SIQUIJOR: climate
• Very tropical
• January to May: dry
• the rest of the year: wet
• November having the heaviest rainfall and
April having the least
SIQUIJOR: Background
• Made of sedimentary rock
and fringed coral reefs
• Island has flatlands of
narrow flood plains and
deltas
• Most of the interior portion
of the island is either hilly or
mountainous, rising to a
central peak at 557 m.
• is Mt. Bandilaan,
 SIQUIJOR: Background
• The original inhabitants came as farmers and
fishermen from Cebu, Bohol, and the adjacent
islands. The Siquijodnons, as the present
residents are known, speak Cebuano.
• Despite the rugged terrain, agriculture is still the
predominant activity in the province.
• The province has also developed industries for
mining, quarrying, and inland fishery.
 SIQUIJOR: Background

• Principal products/crops: Coconut, corn, rice,