Benteng people
Orang Tionghoa Benteng / Cina Benteng | |
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Mass wedding ceremony of Benteng people, Jakarta 2012. | |
| Total population | |
| 400,000 - 480,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Indonesia (Tangerang) Teluknaga, Neglasari, Curug, Karawaci, Pasarkemis, Tangerang, Batuceper, Panongan | |
| Languages | |
| Peranakan Malay, Hokkien, Banten Sundanese, Indonesian, Benteng Chinese creole | |
| Religion | |
| Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity, Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Peranakans, Chinese Indonesians |
Benteng people (Indonesian: Orang Cina Benteng or Orang Tionghoa Benteng) are a Chinese Indonesian community of 'Peranakan' or mixed descent, native to the historic Tangerang area in the modern-day Indonesian provinces of Jakarta, Banten and West Java.