• PEOPLE CLUSTER: MADURA OF JAVA

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People groups: 4

Population: 8,241,000

Unreached people groups: 3

UPG population: 8,222,500

Unengaged UPGs: 0

UUPG population: 0

Number of countries: 2


Affinity Bloc: Malay Peoples

Overview: Madura is an Indonesian island off the northeastern coast of Java and the name given to an ethnic group that originated there. While the Madurese have roots on Madura a majority have resettled in East Java, driven from their homeland by poor agricultural resources. The Madura of Java people cluster encompasses the Madura and related dialect subgroups, all of which practice Sunni Islam.

Peoples within this cluster: Bawean; Kangean; Madura

Countries where they are found: Indonesia; Singapore


People groups: 4

Population: 8,241,000

Unreached people groups: 3

UPG population: 8,222,500

Unengaged UPGs: 0

UUPG population: 0

Number of countries: 2