Kangean people
The native Kangeanese men during Siboga Expedition in Gua Koneng Cave, Arjasa, Kangean, c. 1899. | |
| Total population | |
| c. 125,840 (2013) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Indonesia (Kangean Islands) | |
| Languages | |
| Kangean | |
| Religion | |
| Islam (Sunni) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Madurese, Buginese, and other Austronesian peoples |
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The Kangean people (Kangean: Oréng Kangéan; Indonesian: Orang Kangean; IPA: Indonesian: [kaˈŋean], Javanese: [kaˈŋe(j)an]) is an Austronesian ethnic group native to the Indonesian island of Kangean and its surrounding islands. The Kangeanese population of c.125,840 live mostly on the island of Kangean, making up c.90% of the island's population.