BPS ethnic statistics<\/p>\n
This is in response to Masli Arman's letter titled \"Statistics
\ndebate\" on Dec. 2.<\/p>\n
Hopefully this letter will enlighten Masli as far as
\nstatistics are concerned.<\/p>\n
In his letter he made three comments. The first was that there
\nwas no census in 1995. The second was that there are no ethnic
\npopulation figures. And the third was that the 4.3 million figure
\nwas the population of West Sumatra province only and that
\nslightly more than half of all Minang people live outside West
\nSumatra today. And he says he knows that most certainly!<\/p>\n
Masli even goes further by decreasing and increasing the
\npopulation of the ethnic groups outside and inside Java.<\/p>\n
According to a census conducted by the Central Bureau of
\nStatistics (Population of Indonesia: Results of the 1995
\nIntercensal Population Survey; Series S2), the total population
\nfrom age O to over 75 was 194,754,808 (page 21, table 04.9) and
\nthe population of five year olds and over was 174.303,277 (page
\n111, table 08.9). As per table 16.9 on page 177 for the
\npopulation of five year olds and over by province and mother
\ntongue, the total population in West Sumatra is 3,830,482 and
\nthose speaking the native Minang language is 3,448,658 followed
\nby Batak 172 970, Javanese 85,478, Indonesian language speaking
\ngroup 84,749 and then others (other native languages) 29,557,
\nSundanese 7,383 and then 1,183 for foreign language group.<\/p>\n
Nationwide, as per table 16.9, the native Minang language
\ngroup totals 4,316,889 with the most in West Sumatra totaling
\n3,448,658, 268,265 in Riau, 164,306 in West Java, 103,189 in
\nJambi, 85,923 in North Sumatra, 85,598 in DKI Jakarta, 54,407 in
\nBengkulu, 35,885 in Lampung, 30,552 in South Sumatra, 16,309 in
\nAceh, 5,774 in West Kalimantan, and surprisingly but
\ninterestingly for further academic study, the Minang in the heart
\nof Java total less than 10,000, they are respectively 4,527 in
\nEast Java, 2,892 in Central Java and 1,050 in Yogyakarta. For the
\nrest of the provinces, the Minang are less than 2,000 in the
\nrespective areas. As per table 16.9, the Javanese number
\n67,453,465, Sundanese 25,222,111, Madurese 7,142,046, Minang
\n4,316,889, Bugis 3,680,331, Batak 3,608,559, Banjarese 3,130,637,
\nBalinese 2,709,969, Indonesian speaking group 25,775,145, other
\nnative languages 30,345,949 and foreign language group 918,186 so
\ntotaling 174,303,277.<\/p>\n
SIA KA MOU<\/p>\n
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