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 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 • Mare • Makian |
TheTidore people are a majorMoluccans ethnic group living inNorth Maluku province ofIndonesia. They primarily live inTidore island and also in some parts ofHalmahera. They speak aPapuan language calledTidore.[1] The Tidore people are predominantlySunni Muslim and famous as the founders of theTidore Sultanate, a major Moluccan Muslim state.[2]