Sundanese people

Sundanese people

ᮅᮛᮀ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ Urang Sunda
A Sundanese couple wearing neo-traditional wedding attire
Total population
c. 40-42 million[a]
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]
Languages
Native: Sundanese Indonesian Dialects: Western Sundanese (Banten and Lampung) Northern Sundanese (Bogor) Southern Sundanese (Sukabumi, Sumedang, Cianjur, Bandung, Garut and Tasikmalaya) Mid-east Sundanese (Cirebon, Majalengka and Indramayu) Northeast Sundanese (Kuningan and Brebes Southeast Sundanese (Ciamis, Pangandaran, Banjar and Cilacap)
Religion
Majority Sunni Islam (99.85%) Minorities Christianity (Protestant & Catholic) (0.08%), Sunda Wiwitan (0.06%), Hinduism, Buddhism and Others (0.01%)
Related ethnic groups
Baduy Balinese Bantenese Betawi Cirebonese Javanese

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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.

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.

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