This article is about the Batak people of Indonesia. For the Batak people of the Philippines, see Batak people (Philippines). For indigenous Negrito group of peninsular Malaysia, see Batek people.
For other uses, see Batak (disambiguation).
Batak Halak Batak
Flag of Batak
Toba Batak male and female wearing traditional clothes
Total population
8,466,969 (2010 census)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Indonesia
8,466,969[2]
North Sumatra
5,785,716
Riau
691,399
West Java
467,438
Jakarta
326,645
West Sumatra
222,549
Riau Islands
208,678
Aceh
147,295
Banten
139,259
Jambi
106,249
Malaysia
30,000 (counted as part of the local "Malays")
Singapore
unknown (counted as part of the local "Malays")
Languages
Native Batak languages (Karo, Pakpak, Simalungun, Toba, Angkola, Mandailing) Also Indonesian
Religion
• Christianity (Protestantism and Catholicism) 55.62% • Sunni Islam 44.17% • Traditional religions (Parmalim, Pemena, etc.)[3][4]
Related ethnic groups
Austronesian peoples
Nias
Minangkabau
Malay
Batak is a collective term used to identify a number of closely related Austronesian ethnic groups predominantly found in North Sumatra, Indonesia, who speak Batak languages. The term is used to include the Karo, Pakpak, Simalungun, Toba, Angkola, and Mandailing,[5] related ethnic groups with distinct languages and traditional customs (adat).
^Na'im, Akhsan; Syaputra, Hendry (2010), Kewarganegaraan, Suku Bangsa, Agama, dan Bahasa Sehari-hari Penduduk Indonesia: Hasil Sensus Penduduk 2010 [Nationality, Ethnicity, Religion, and Languages of Indonesians: Results of the 2010 Population Census] (PDF) (in Indonesian), Statistics Indonesia (BPS), ISBN 978-979-064-417-5, archived (PDF) from the original on 23 September 2015, retrieved 23 September 2015
^Na'im, Akhsan; Syaputra, Hendry (2011). Kewarganegaraan, Suku Bangsa, Agama dan Bahasa Sehari-hari Penduduk Indonesia: Hasil Sensus Penduduk 2010 [Citizenship, Ethnicity, Religion, and Daily Language of Indonesian Population, Results of the 2010 Population Census] (in Indonesian). Badan Pusat Statistik. ISBN 9789790644175.
^Bungaran Antonius Simanjuntak (1994). Konflik Status dan Kekuasaan Orang Batak Toba: Bagian Sejarah batak [Conflict of Status and Power of Toba Batak People: History of Batak] (in Indonesian). Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia. p. 149. ISBN 60-243-3148-7.
^B.A. Simanjuntak; Hasmah Hasyim; A.W. Turnip; Jugat Purba; E.K. Siahaan (1979). Sistim Gotong Royong Dalam Masyarakat Pedesaan Daerah Sumatera Utara [Mutual Cooperation System in Rural Areas of North Sumatra] (in Indonesian). Direktorat Jenderal Kebudayaan. p. 25.
^Siahaan, Nalom (1964). Sedjarah kebudajaan Batak: suatu studi tentang suku Batak (Toba, Angkola, Mandailing, Simelungun, Pakpak Dairi, Karo) [Historical culture of Batak: a study of Batak tribes (Toba, Angkola, Mandailing, Simelungun, Pakpak Dairi, Karo)] (in Indonesian). Napitupulu. OCLC 690038854.
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Global Information
Indonesia
North Sumatra
Riau
West Java
Jakarta
West Sumatra
Riau Islands
Aceh
Banten
Jambi
Malaysia
Singapore