Batak

Batak
Halak Batak
Toba Batak male and female wearing traditional clothes
Total population
8,466,969 (2010 census)[1]
Regions with significant populations
 Indonesia8,466,969[2]
         North Sumatra5,785,716
         Riau691,399
         West Java467,438
         Jakarta326,645
         West Sumatra222,549
         Riau Islands208,678
         Aceh147,295
         Banten139,259
         Jambi106,249
 Malaysia30,000 (counted as part of the local "Malays")
 Singaporeunknown (counted as part of the local "Malays")
 United Statesunknown (part of "Toba Batak people")
Languages
Native
Batak languages (Karo, Pakpak, Simalungun, Toba, Angkola, Mandailing)
Also
Indonesian
Religion
Christianity (Protestantism and Catholicism) 55.62%
Sunni Islam 44.17%
Buddhism 0.11%
Hinduism 0.017%
• Traditional religions (Parmalim, Pemena, etc.) 0.08%[3][4]
Related ethnic groups

Batak is a collective term used to identify a number of closely related Austronesian ethnic groups predominantly found in North Sumatra, Indonesia, who speak Batak languages. The term is used to include the Karo, Pakpak, Simalungun, Toba, Angkola, Mandailing[5] and related ethnic groups with distinct languages and traditional customs (adat).

  1. ^ Na'im, Akhsan; Syaputra, Hendry (2010), Kewarganegaraan, Suku Bangsa, Agama, dan Bahasa Sehari-hari Penduduk Indonesia: Hasil Sensus Penduduk 2010 [Nationality, Ethnicity, Religion, and Languages of Indonesians: Results of the 2010 Population Census] (PDF) (in Indonesian), Statistics Indonesia (BPS), ISBN 978-979-064-417-5, archived (PDF) from the original on 23 September 2015, retrieved 23 September 2015
  2. ^ Na'im, Akhsan; Syaputra, Hendry (2011). Kewarganegaraan, Suku Bangsa, Agama dan Bahasa Sehari-hari Penduduk Indonesia: Hasil Sensus Penduduk 2010 [Citizenship, Ethnicity, Religion, and Daily Language of Indonesian Population, Results of the 2010 Population Census] (in Indonesian). Badan Pusat Statistik. ISBN 9789790644175.
  3. ^ Bungaran Antonius Simanjuntak (1994). Konflik Status dan Kekuasaan Orang Batak Toba: Bagian Sejarah batak [Conflict of Status and Power of Toba Batak People: History of Batak] (in Indonesian). Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia. p. 149. ISBN 60-243-3148-7.
  4. ^ B.A. Simanjuntak; Hasmah Hasyim; A.W. Turnip; Jugat Purba; E.K. Siahaan (1979). Sistim Gotong Royong Dalam Masyarakat Pedesaan Daerah Sumatera Utara [Mutual Cooperation System in Rural Areas of North Sumatra] (in Indonesian). Direktorat Jenderal Kebudayaan. p. 25.
  5. ^ Siahaan, Nalom (1964). Sedjarah kebudajaan Batak: suatu studi tentang suku Batak (Toba, Angkola, Mandailing, Simelungun, Pakpak Dairi, Karo) [Historical culture of Batak: a study of Batak tribes (Toba, Angkola, Mandailing, Simelungun, Pakpak Dairi, Karo)] (in Indonesian). Napitupulu. OCLC 690038854.

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