Visayas
The Visayas are a major island and cultural grouping in the midsection of the Philippines. Nearly every part of the region has some fine beaches along its coasts, some fine diving areas including many coral reefs teeming with life, and some interesting historic buildings, mostly from the Spanish colonial period, in the cities and some towns.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Visayas
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Bisayas”, “Islas de Pintados”, “Visayan Islands”, “Visayans”, and “Visayas Inseln”
- Category: landform
- Location: Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
11° northLongitude
123.5° or 123° 30′ eastOpen location code
7Q352G22+22GeoNames ID
1679788
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Satellite Map
Discover Visayas from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Waray—“Visayas” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بيسايا”
- Cebuano: “Kabisay-an”
- Danish: “Visayas”
- Dutch: “Visayas”
- French: “Visayas”
- Galician: “Visayas”
- German: “Visayas”
- Iloko: “Visayas”
- Indonesian: “Bisaya”
- Japanese: “ビサヤ諸島”
- Norwegian: “Visayas”
- Pampanga: “Visayas”
- Portuguese: “Visayas”
- Spanish: “Visayas”
- Swedish: “Visayaöarna”
- Tagalog: “Kabisayaan”
- Waray (Philippines): “Kabisay-an”
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