Visayas

E17470

archipelago region of the Philippines

Visayas is a central group of islands in the Philippines known for its rich cultural heritage, vibrant festivals, and popular beach and diving destinations.

Aliases (3)

Statements (64)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archipelago → region of the Philippines →
bodyOfWater	Bohol Sea → Camotes Sea → Guimaras Strait → Iloilo Strait → Panay Gulf → Samar Sea → Tañon Strait → Visayan Sea →
climate	tropical →
country	Philippines →
ethnicGroup	Visayan people →
festival	Ati-Atihan Festival → Dinagyang Festival → MassKara Festival → Sinulog Festival →
hasCapital	Cebu City → Iloilo City → Tacloban →
hasPart	Biliran Island → Bohol Island → Cebu Island → Central Visayas → Eastern Visayas → Guimaras Island → Leyte Island → Negros Island → Panay Island → Samar Island → Siquijor Island → Western Visayas →
knownFor	beach tourism → diving destinations → rich cultural heritage → vibrant festivals →
language	Aklanon → Capiznon → Cebuano → Hiligaynon → Kinaray-a → Waray-Waray →
locatedIn	Southeast Asia → Western Pacific Ocean →
majorCity	Bacolod → Cebu City → Dumaguete → Iloilo City → Tacloban → Tagbilaran →
neighboringRegion	Luzon → Mindanao →
officialLanguage	English → Filipino →
partOf	Philippines →
positionWithinCountry	central Philippines →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
timeZone	Philippine Standard Time →
touristAttraction	Bantayan Island → Boracay → Chocolate Hills → Kalanggaman Island → Malapascua Island →
utcOffset	+8 →

Referenced by (43)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Capiz → Cebu Island → Eastern Samar → Eastern Visayas → Iloilo province → Northern Samar → Samar Island → Samar Province → Western Visayas → Western Visayas ("Central Philippines") →	locatedIn
Bisayan languages subgroup → Cebuano language ("Bohol") → Chocolate Hills → Ilonggo → Southern Philippine languages subgroup → Southern Philippine languages subgroup ("Central Philippines") →	region
Cebu → Cordova, Cebu → Guimaras → Mactan–Cebu International Airport → Northern Samar →	islandGroup
Leyte → Mactan ("Visayan Islands") → Negros Occidental → Samar Island ("Visayan Islands") →	partOf
Central Visayas → Philippines →	hasIslandGroup
Philippine Mobile Belt →	contains
Cebuano people →	ethnicGroupOf
Philippine ecclesiastical districts →	geographicalCoverage
Greater Central Philippine languages →	geographicDistribution
Philippine Archipelago →	hasMajorIsland
Philippine Archipelago →	hasRegion
Cebuano people →	largestEthnolinguisticGroupIn
Leyte Gulf →	locatedInArchipelago
Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) →	location
Filipino →	majorIslandGroups
Philippine Standard Time →	observedIn
Philippine Independent Church →	primaryTerritory
Communist Party of the Philippines →	regionOfActivity
tinikling →	regionOfOrigin
Mactan–Cebu International Airport →	servesRegion
Bisayan languages subgroup →	spokenIn