Visayan Islands (vĭsī`ən), large island group (1990 pop. 13,794,991), c.24,000 sq mi (62,160 sq km), in and around the Visayan Sea, central Philippines. The group includes Bohol, Cebu, Leyte, Masbate, Negros, Panay, Samar, and hundreds of smaller islands. Samar and Leyte, on the east, act as buffers, protecting the other islands from storms and giving them a mild, Mediterranean-type climate that permits intensive cultivation. The coastal plains of Samar and Leyte are densely populated. Cebu, Negros, and Panay are the commercial heart of the Visayan Islands. Cebu city is one of the region's trade, transportation, industrial, and cultural centers.

Visayan Islands

or Visayas

Group of islands, central Philippines. Covering some 23,550 sq mi (61,000 sq km), they are surrounded by the Visayan, Samar, and Camotes seas. The main islands are Bohol, Cebu, Leyte, Masbate, Negros, Panay, and Samar. These islands and their smaller neighbours make up the central group of the Philippine archipelago. Agriculture and fishing are important. The major urban centres are Cebu City on Cebu and Iloilo City on Panay.

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Not much larger than a dog, the short-legged, rainforest-dwelling deer that feeds at night is the largest endemic species of the west Visayan islands.

Rare deer found on Philippine island: scientists by AFP / AFP Global Edition

In January 2003, Fairchild announced that it had become the first company within the Philippine Visayan Islands to be OHSAS 18001-certified.

Short-circuiting environmental protections? (Environews Focus) by Tenenbaum, David J. / Environmental Health Perspectives

They preyed on the poorly defended lowland coastal villages and towns of southern Luzon and the Visayan Islands.

Iranun and Balangingi: globalization, maritime raiding and the birth ... by Warren, James Francis / Borneo Research Bulletin