Sumatra consists of three parts, west, north and south .... but I'm going to tie in one article
North Sumatera
1.Population
North Sumatra is a province of the fourth largest population in the West IndonesiasetelahJawa, East Java, Central danJawa. According to the results of a complete enumeration of Census of Population (SP) in 1990 the population of North Sumatra on October 31, 1990 (Census Day) totaled 10.81 million, and in 2002, the population of North Sumatra adalahseramai 11.85 million. Population density of North Sumatra in 1990 was 143 jiwaper km ² and in 2002 rose to 165 people per km ², while the levels of increased population growth of North Sumatra during the period 1990-2000 is 1.20 percent per year.
2.Sosial community
Tribe
North Sumatra is a province of multiethnic denganBatak, Nias, danMelayusebagai natives of this region. Eastern seaboard of North Sumatra, generally inhabited olehorang the Malays. West coast of Barus until Christmas, many settled orangMinangkabau. The central region around Lake Toba, Batak tribe inhabited by a mostly beragamaKristen.Suku Niasberada in the islands to the west. Since opening perkebunantembakaudi East Sumatra, the Dutch government kolonialHindia many contract laborers brought to work in plantations. Immigrants came from etnisJawadanTionghoa tersebutkebanyakan. Center spread of the tribes in North Sumatra, as follows:
1.Tribe Melayu Deli: East Coast, especially in the district of Deli Serdang, Serdang Bedagai, and Langkat
2.Tribe Karo Batak: Karo
3.Tribe Toba Batak : North Tapanuli, Humbang Hasundutan, Toba Samosir Batak
4.Tribe Coast: Central Tapanuli, Sibolga
5.Tribe Batak Mandailing / Angkola: Tapanuli Selatan, Padang Lawas, and Mandailing Natal
6.Tribe Batak Simalungun: Simalungun District
7.Tribe Batak Pakpak: Dairi and West Pakpak
8.Tribe Nias: Nias Island
9.Tribe Minangkabau: Medan, West Coast
10.Tribe Aceh: Medan
11.Tribe Java: East Coast & West
12.Tribe china: Urban East & West coast.
3.Language
Basically, the language widely used adalahbahasa Indonesia. Interest MelayuDeli majority said Indonesian because kedekatanbahasa Melayudengan bahasaIndonesia. Eastern coastal areas are like Bedagai Serdang, Dodek Base, Coal, Asahan, and Tanjung Balai, wearing Malay Dialects "O" as well as in Labuhan Batu dengansedikit difference range. In Langkat district is still using the Malay dialect "E" is often also called the language of the Maya-maya. There are still many descendants of Javanese contract (Jadel-Java Deli) which menuturkanbahasa Jawa.Di urban areas, the ethnic Chinese menuturkanbahasa Hokkianselain bahasaIndonesia prevalent. In the mountains, menuturkanbahasa Batak Batak tribe, divided into four dialects (Silindung-Toba Samosir-Humbang-). Languages spoken in Nias Island Nias by tribal people Nias.Sedangkan Coastal West Sumatra, such as the Middle KabupatenTapanuli Sibolga and Singkil and Christmas as well as using the language of Coastal Madina.
4.Religion
The main religion in North Sumatra are:
Islam: mainly embraced by ethnic Malays, Coastal, Minangkabau, Javanese, Acehnese, Batak tribe Mandailing, some Batak Karo, Simalungun and Pakpak
Christian (Protestant and Catholic): mainly embraced by the tribe of Batak Karo, Toba, Simalungun, Pakpak, Mandailing and Nias
Hindu: mainly embraced by ethnic Tamils in the urban
Buddha: particularly embraced by the tribe in urban Peranakan
Confucius: The Peranakan particularly embraced by the tribe in urban
Parmalim: embraced by some of the Batak tribe, based in High Huta
Animism: there is still embraced by the Batak tribe, namely Pelebegu Parhabonaron and trust the like
West Sumatera
