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Encyclopedia > Butuanon people
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  Jews Image File history File links Large flag of the Philippines. ... Image File history File links Large flag of the Philippines. ... As of July 1, 2005, the population of the Philippines is estimated to be 87,857,473. ... The Kapampangan, also called Pampangan, are a people of the Philippines. ... The Pangasinense people are the eighth largest Filipino ethnic group. ... The Sambal people, also spelled Zambal form one of the most important Filipino ethnicities. ... The Tagalogs are the largest Filipino ethnic group. ... The Bicolanos are the fifth largest Filipino ethnic group. ... Igorot is a Tagalog word for mountain people and denotes the inhabitants of the mountains of central Luzon. ... There are about nine indigenous Ethnic Groups in Palawan. ... The Hiligaynon people, or HIligaynons, are the indigenous inhabitants of the large coastal plain if East Panay island. ... The Cebuano, or Central Visayan people, form the second largest Filipino ethnic group. ... The Waray people form the sixth largest Filipino ethnic group. ... The Romblomanon people are the indigenous inhabitants of Romblon province. ... There are about nineteen general Hilltribes of Mindanao, all of which are of Austronesian descent. ... The Bajau are an indigenous ethnic group residing in Sabah, eastern Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia. ... Maranao is the name of the people of Lanao, a predominantly Muslim region in the Philippine island of Mindanao. ... Semang, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago The Negritos include the Ati, the Aeta and at least 4 other tribes of the Philippines, the Semang of the Malay peninsula, and 12 Andamanese tribes of the Andaman Islands. ... According to a recent survey, Arabs in the Philippines number about 22,000. ...

The Butuanon people are the least populated Visayan tribe. As with the Surigaonons, the Butuanons are also previously considered as Cebuanos.

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Area

Butuanons live in the provinces of Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur. Some live in Misamis Oriental or in Surigao del Norte. All of which are in the northeastern corner of Mindanao. Agusan del Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Caraga region in Mindanao. ... Agusan del Sur is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Caraga region in Mindanao. ... Misamis Oriental is a province of the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region. ... Surigao del Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Caraga region in Mindanao. ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ...


Demographics

Butuanons number about 1,420,000. They are the descendants of Austronesian-speaking immigrants who came from South China during the Iron Age. Most Butuanons speak the Butuanon language and are Roman Catholics. Some are Muslims. The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... A Muslim is a believer in or follower of Islam. ...


Culture

History

The Butuanons were traditionally a Hindu people, before the Spanish colonization.



 

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