 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (September 2021) |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 53,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Indonesia (North Maluku) | |
| Languages | |
| Tidore | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Ternate |
The Tidore are a major ethnic group living in North Maluku province of Indonesia. They primarily live in Tidore island and also in some parts of Halmahera. They speak the Tidore language.[1] The Tidore people are predominantly Sunni Muslim and famous as the founders of the Tidore Sultanate, the easternmost Muslim kingdom in the world along with Ternate, Jailolo and Bacan.[citation needed]
- ^ Voorhoeve, C.L. (1988), "The languages of the North Halmaheran stock", Papers in New Guinea linguistics. No. 26, Pacific Linguistics A-76, Canberra: Department of Linguistics, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University, pp. 181–209, doi:10.15144/PL-A76.181, ISBN 0-85883-370-0, OCLC 220535054