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The migration of Javanese people westward has created the coastal Javanese culture that is distinct from inland Sundanese culture in West Java and Banten. Being the largest ethnic group, the Javanese culture and people influence Indonesian politics and culture, a process sometimes described as Javanisation.
The Tenggerese people [a] are a sub-ethnic group of Javanese in eastern Java who. Their population of roughly 500,000 in 2010 [8] is centered in the isolated Tengger mountains (Mount Bromo) in the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in eastern Java. Majority of Tenggerese population profess Java Hinduism as their religion.
The Javanese (/ dʒ ɑː v ə ˈ n iː z /, jah-və-NEEZ, [17] / dʒ æ v-/ jav-, /-ˈ n iː s /- NEESS; [18] Javanese: ꦮꦺꦴꦁꦗꦮ, romanized: Wong Jawa (in the ngoko register), ꦠꦶꦪꦁꦗꦮꦶ, Tiyang Jawi (in the krama register); [19] Indonesian: Orang Jawa) are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the central and eastern part of the Indonesian island of Java.
[1] [2] It is "not a religious category, but refers to an ethic and a style of life that is inspired by Javanist thinking". [8] Agama Jawa: "The Javanese religion" [4] Kepercayaan: "belief", [5] "faith", [6] full term: Kepercayaan kepada Tuhan Yang Maha Esa, [web 1] "Believer in One Mighty God". [9] "Kepercayaan" is an official cover term for ...
A total of 32,965 Javanese immigrants went to Suriname. In 1954, 8,684 Javanese returned to Indonesia, with the rest remaining in Suriname. The census of 1972 counted 57,688 Javanese in Suriname, and in 2004 there were 71,879. In addition, in 2004 more than 60,000 people of mixed descent were recorded, with an unknown number of part Javanese ...
The regions of Indonesia have some of their indigenous ethnic groups. Due to migration within Indonesia (as part of government transmigration programs or otherwise), there are significant populations of ethnic groups who reside outside of their traditional regions. Java: Javanese, Sundanese, Betawi, Bantenese, Tengger, Osing, Badui, and others.
Based on ethnic classification, the largest ethnic group in Indonesia is the Javanese who make up about 40% of the total population. The Javanese are concentrated on the island of Java, the world's most populous island, particularly in the central and eastern parts. It is also the largest ethnic group in Southeast Asia.
The Javanese domination is regarded not only on the realm of culture, but also social, politics and economy. David Leonard Thornton published a thesis in 1972 titled Javanization of Indonesian Politics, which suggests that ethnic Javanese has disproportionately dominate many important positions in Indonesian government. [3]