Tidore people
Regent of Tidore (left) and Sultan Ahmad Fathuddin II (1867) Kapita dance | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 53,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Indonesia (North Maluku) | |
| Languages | |
| Tidore | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Ternate, Moluccan |
The Tidore are a major moluccans ethnic group living in North Maluku province of Indonesia. They primarily live in Tidore island and also in some parts of Halmahera. They speak a Papuan language called Tidore. The Tidore people are predominantly Sunni Muslim and famous as the founders of the Tidore Sultanate, a major Moluccan Muslim state.