Palawan people

Palawan
Palaw'ans demonstrating a musical instrument
Regions with significant populations
 Philippines119,857 (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

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.

  1. ^ "Ethnicity in the Philippines (2020 Census of Population and Housing)". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 4, 2023.