Photo courtesy of International Mission Board.By Jacob Talley
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QUICK FACTS:
People groups: 7
Population: 9,610,000
Unreached people groups: 7
UPG population: 9,610,000
Unengaged UPGs: 0
UUPG population: 0
Number of countries: 2
Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples
Overview: Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia--the sixth largest island in the world--home to more than 50 million people. The Minangkabau are an ethnic group indigenous to the Minangkabau Highlands of West Sumatra. The Rejang are an ethnic group scattered along the southwest coast of Sumatra. These two groups and a few smaller groups native to the region comprise the Minangkabau-Rejang of Sumatra people cluster. Sunni Islam is practiced by most of these peoples.
Peoples within this cluster: Bengkulu; Kerinci; Minangkabau; Muko-Muko; Orang Negeri, Minang; Pekal; Rejang
Countries where they are found: Indonesia; Malaysia
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