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Region 7: Central Visayas
Region 7: Central Visayas
Region 7: Central Visayas
Region 7: Central Visayas
a region of the Philippines located in the central part of the Visayas island group
Region 7: Boundaries
Provinces and Independent 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. Cebu City is its regional center
Province
Capital
Bohol
Tagbiliran City
Cebu
Cebu City
Negros Oriental Siquijor
Dumaguete City Siquijor
Demographics Land area: 15,875 km² Population: 6,398,628 (2007 census) − 5th most populous of the country's 17 regions.
Region 7: People •
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Cebuano or Sugbuhanon (largest cultural-linguistic group in the Philippines) Follow a traditional way of life: – Tilling the soil – Fishing the sea
Region 7: People •
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 Bolanon, 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, mongo, peanuts, beans and rootcrops. • Industries: Fishing and farming
SIQUIJOR: Tourist Attractions
Region 7: Central Visayas
Region 7: Central Visayas
Region 7: Central Visayas
a region of the Philippines located in the central part of the Visayas island group
Region 7: Boundaries
Provinces and Independent Cities
ԃ
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. Cebu City is its regional center
Province
Capital
Bohol
Tagbiliran City
Cebu
Cebu City
Negros Oriental Siquijor
Dumaguete City Siquijor
Demographics Land area: 15,875 km² Population: 6,398,628 (2007 census) − 5th most populous of the country's 17 regions.
Region 7: People •
•
Cebuano or Sugbuhanon (largest cultural-linguistic group in the Philippines) Follow a traditional way of life: – Tilling the soil – Fishing the sea
Region 7: People •
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 Bolanon, 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, mongo, peanuts, beans and rootcrops. • Industries: Fishing and farming
SIQUIJOR: Tourist Attractions
