Editing Visayas (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Reports of the missionary and benevolent boards and committees to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (1920) (14769325962).jpg|thumb|1920 map of the Visayas|231x231px]][[File:Loboc river - panoramio (1).jpg|thumb|406x406px|[[Loboc River]], [[Bohol]]]]Visayas region is located in central [[Philippines]], with a total land area of {{convert|71,503|km2|abbr=on}}. It consists of seven large and several hundred smaller islands, including [[Samar]], [[Negros Island|Negros]], [[Panay Island|Panay]], [[Leyte island|Leyte]], [[Cebu Island|Cebu]], [[Bohol Island|Bohol]], [[Guimaras]], [[Biliran]], [[Siquijor]], [[Panaon Island|Panaon]] and [[Bantayan Island|Bantayan]]. Some of the largest cities in the region include [[Cebu City]] (population 1,024,945 in 2023), [[Bacolod|Bacolod City]] (population 648,773 in 2023), and [[Iloilo City]] (population 491,641 in 2023).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Iloilo City Population 2023 |url=https://worldpopulationreview.com/world-cities/iloilo-city-population |access-date=2023-05-06 |website=worldpopulationreview.com}}</ref>

===List of islands by population===
The following numbers are derived from the 2015 Philippine census.
* [[Panay]] – 4,123,213
* [[Negros (island)|Negros]] – 4,414,875
* [[Cebu (island)|Cebu]] – 4,164,535
* [[Leyte (island)|Leyte]] – 2,388,518
* [[Samar Island|Samar]] – 1,751,267
* [[Bohol Island|Bohol]] – 1,211,000
* [[Mactan Island|Mactan]] – 467,824
* [[Guimaras Island|Guimaras]] – 174,613
* [[Biliran Island|Biliran]] – 171,612
* [[Bantayan Island|Bantayan]] – 136,960
* [[Siquijor Island|Siquijor]] – 95,984
* [[Panglao Island|Panglao]] – 79,216
* [[Panaon Island|Panaon]] – 57,703
* [[Pacijan Island|Pacijan]] – 55,180
* [[Daram Island|Daram]] – 39,032
* [[Poro Island|Poro]] – 36,508
* [[Boracay Island|Boracay]] – 32,267
* [[Ponson Island|Ponson]] – 11,308
* [[Maripipi Island|Maripipi]] – 7,159
* [[Limasawa]] – 6,061
* [[Homonhon]] – 4,211 
* [[Parasan Island|Parasan]] – 3,847
* [[Batbatan Island|Batbatan]] – 2,851
* [[Mararison Island|Mararison]] – 750
* [[Maniguin Island|Maniguin]] – 719