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Palawan people
Austronesian ethnic group / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Peoples of Palawan or Aboriginal Tasmanians.
The Palawan, also known as Palaw'an or Palawano, are an ethnic group native to the Palawan island group in the Philippines. They are the main indigenous population of Palawan. The name of the island they inhabit is named after this ethnic group.
Quick Facts Regions with significant populations, Philippines ...
![]() Palaw'ans demonstrating a musical instrument | |
Regions with significant populations | |
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![]() | 119,857 (2020 census)[1] |
Languages | |
Palawano, Tagalog | |
Religion | |
Roman Catholic and traditional religion (majority) Sunni Islam (minority) | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Palawan tribes, other Filipino peoples, other Austronesian peoples |
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