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
 Singaporeunknown
 United Statesunknown
Languages
  • Native:
  • Dialects:
  • Other:
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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