Visayas

'''Visayas''' is one of the three island groupings in the Philippines along with Luzon and Mindanao. It consists of several islands, forming the central part of the country's archipelago. The major islands are: *Panay *Negros *Cebu *Bohol *Leyte *Samar ==Regions and Provinces== Politically, Visayas is divided into 3 regions which are further subdivided into 16 provinces. ===Western Visayas (Region VI)=== Western Visayas consists of the island of Panay and the western half of Negros. Its provinces are: * Aklan * Antique * Capiz * Guimaras * Iloilo * Negros Occidental ===Central Visayas (Region VII)=== Central Visayas includes the islands of Cebu and Bohol, and the eastern half of Negros. Its provinces are: * Bohol * Cebu * Negros Oriental * Siquijor ===Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)=== Eastern Visayas consists of the islands of Leyte and Samar. Its provinces are: * Biliran * Leyte * Southern Leyte * Eastern Samar * Northern Samar * Samar

{| id="toc" style="margin: auto; line-height: 1.5; font-size: smaller; text-align: left;" |- | colspan="2" style="background:#ccccff; font-size: larger;" align="center" | '''Regions and Provinces of Visayas''' |- |style="padding:0px 5px" align="right"|'''Western Visayas:''' |style="padding:0px 5px" | Aklan | Antique | Capiz | Iloilo | Guimaras | Negros Occidental |- |style="padding:0px 5px" align="right"|'''Central Visayas:''' |style="padding:0px 5px" | Bohol | Cebu | Negros Oriental | Siquijor |- |style="padding:0px 5px" align="right"|'''Eastern Visayas:''' |style="padding:0px 5px" | Biliran | Eastern Samar | Leyte | Northern Samar | Samar | Southern Leyte |}