The Romblomanon people are the indigenous inhabitants of
Romblon province. They are part of the
Visayan metaethnicity.
Area
Romblomanons live mainly in the province of
Romblon. However, due to population increase, which the island province's small area couldn't sustain, there are also significant numbers of Romblomanons in
Occidental Mindoro,
Oriental Mindoro,
Masbate,
Aklan
Aklan, officially the Province of Aklan, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines. Its capital and largest town is Kalibo. The province is situated in the northwest portion of Panay, Panay Islan ...
,
Palawan
Palawan (, ), officially the Province of Palawan (; ), is an archipelagic province of the Philippines that is located in the region of Mimaropa. It is the largest province in the country in terms of total area of . The capital and largest c ...
,
Capiz
Capiz (), officially the Province of Capiz (Capiznon language, Capiznon/Hiligaynon language, Hiligaynon: ''Kapuoran sang Capiz''; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the central part of the Western Visayas Regions of the Philippines ...
, and possibly parts of
Luzon
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and
Mindanao
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.
Demographics
Romblomanons number 157,398 in 2010, and are considered as Visayans.
Romblomanons speak one of three languages, the
Romblomanon language,
Asi language, and the
Onhan language
Onhan is a regional language, regional Bisayan languages, Western Bisayan language spoken, along with the Romblomanon language, Romblomanon and Asi languages, in the province of Romblon, Philippines. The language is also known as ''Inunhan'' and ...
. Due to proximity of Capiz and Aklan, most Romblomanons can speak
Hiligaynon. Most are Roman Catholics.
Culture
History
References
Ethnic groups in Romblon
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