Sundanese people
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The Sundanese (Indonesian: Orang Sunda; Sundanese: ᮅᮛᮀ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ, romanized: Urang Sunda) are an indigenous ethnic group native to the western region of Java island in Indonesia, primarily West Java. They number approximately 42 million and form Indonesia's second most populous ethnic group. They speak the Sundanese language, which is part of the Austronesian languages.
ᮅᮛᮀ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ Urang Sunda | |
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Total population | |
c. 40-42 million[lower-alpha 1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Indonesia | 36,701,670 (2010)[1] |
West Java | 34 million |
Banten | 2,400,000 |
Jakarta | 1,500,000 |
Lampung | 600,000 |
Central Java | 300,000 |
South Sumatra | 100,000 |
Riau | 90,000 |
Jambi | 80,000 |
Bengkulu | 60,000 |
West Kalimantan | 50,000 |
East Java | 40,000 |
Papua | 30,000 |
Southeast Sulawesi | 20,000 |
Japan | ~1,500 (2015)[2] |
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The western area of the island of Java, namely the provinces of West Java, Banten, and Jakarta, as well as the westernmost part of Central Java, is called by the Sundanese people Tatar Sunda or Pasundan (meaning Sundanese land).[3]
Sundanese migrants can also be found in Lampung, South Sumatra, and, to a lesser extent, in Central Java and East Java. The Sundanese people can also be found on several other islands in Indonesia such as Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Bali and Papua.