Tagalog people

Tagalog people
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Katagalugan / Mga Tagalog / Lahing Tagalog
A maginoo (nobility) couple, both wearing blue-colored clothing articles (blue being the distinctive color of their class), c. 16th century.
Total population
28,273,666 (2020 census)[1]
Regions with significant populations
 Philippines
(Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Central Luzon, Mimaropa)
Languages
Tagalog (Filipino), English
Religion
Predominantly Christianity (mostly Catholic),
minority Islam, Buddhism, Anitism (Tagalog religion)
Related ethnic groups
Other Filipino ethnic groups, other Austronesian peoples

The Tagalog people are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the Philippines, particularly the Metro Manila and Calabarzon regions and Marinduque province of southern Luzon, and comprise the majority in the provinces of Bulacan, Bataan, Nueva Ecija, Aurora, and Zambales in Central Luzon and the island of Mindoro.

  1. ^ "Ethnicity in the Philippines (2020 Census of Population and Housing)". Philippine Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.