• PEOPLE NAME: BANTEN OF INDONESIA

Affinity Group: Asian Pacific Rim Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

People Cluster: Sunda-Betawi of Java

Language: Sunda - (sun)

Alternate Name(s): West Java Sub-cluster

Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Indonesia

Also found in:

Population: 3,735,000

Global Population: 3,735,000


PEID: 22422

ROP: 116472

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, Concentrated CP Activity


Overview: The Banten of Indonesia, numbering 3,735,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Sunda-Betawi of Java people cluster within the Malay Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Indonesia. Their primary language is Sunda. The primary religion practiced by the Banten is Sunni Islam, the largest branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims follow the teachings of the Qur'an and consider the first four caliphs to be the rightful successors of Muhammad.


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