Sambal people

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Sambal

Regions with significant populations
Zambales, Bolinao, Anda, Infanta, Metro Manila, Quezon
Languages
Sambal, Bolinao, Botolan, Ilocano, Pangasinan, Kapampangan, Tagalog, English
Religion
Predominantly Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Other Filipino ethnic groups

The Sambal people are a Filipino ethnolinguistic group living primarily in the province of Zambales and the Pangasinense municipalities of Bolinao, Anda, and Infanta. The term may also refer to the general inhabitants of Zambales. They were also referred to as the Zambales (singular Zambal) during the Spanish colonial era.

In 1950s, hundreds of Sambal from the northern municipalities of Zambales migrated to and established a settlement in Quezon, Palawan; this settlement was named Panitian. The residents call themselves Palawenyong Sambal (Spanish: zambales palaweños) or simply Sambal.