Visayas
one of the three island groups of the Philippines
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Summary
Visayas is an island group of the Philippines[1]. Visayas draws 2,755 Wikipedia views per month (island group of the philippines category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Philippines[3]
- Country: Philippines[4]
- Instance of: cultural region[5]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Western Visayas[6], Central Visayas[7], Eastern Visayas[8], Negros Island Region[9]
- Commons category: Visayas[10]
- Has part(s): Panay[11], Guimaras[12], Negros[13], Cebu[14], Leyte[15], Samar Island[16], Biliran[17], Siquijor[18]
- Highest point: Kanlaon Volcano[19]
- Coordinate location: 10.5, 124[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Visayas[21]
- Population: 18,003,940[22], 19,373,431[23], 20,583,861[24], 21,033,659[25]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in the Visayas[26]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in the Visayas[27]
- Number of households: 4,988,683[28]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from the Visayas[29]
- Electorate: 13,441,808[30], 13,836,781[31]
- Area: 71,503[32]
- Poverty incidence: 28.20[33], 41.90[34], 36.93[35], 34.50[36], 33.60[37], 33.20[38], 20.16[39], 19.37[40], 21.80[41]
- P14541: 3b5clp[42]
Why It Matters
Visayas has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] Visayas is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]