Provinces and Independent Cities
The Central Visayas region is composed of 4 provinces and 3 independent cities:
| Province/City | Capital | Population (2010) |
Area (km²) |
Pop. density (per km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bohol | Tagbilaran City | 1,255,128 | 4,117.3 | 304.8 |
| Cebu | Cebu City | 2,619,362 | 4,800.11 | 545.7 |
| Negros Oriental | Dumaguete City | 1,286,666 | 5,402.3 | 238.2 |
| Siquijor | Siquijor | 91,066 | 343.5 | 265.1 |
| Cebu City¹ | — | 866,171 | 280.2 | 3,091.3 |
| Lapu-Lapu City¹ | — | 350,467 | 64.22 | 5,457.3 |
| Mandaue City¹ | — | 331,320 | 34.87 | 9,501.6 |
Although Cebu City, Mandaue City and Lapu-Lapu City are often grouped under the province of Cebu for statistical purposes by the National Statistics Office, as highly urbanized cities, they are administratively independent from the province.
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