Sundanese people

Not to be confused with Sudanese people.

Sundanese Urang Sunda

Elderly Sundanese woman near a rice paddy, at Garut, West Java.
Total population
30.9 million (2000 census)
Regions with significant populations
Indonesia West Java: 26.5 million Banten: 1.8 million Jakarta: 1.2 million
Languages
Sundanese, Indonesian, Javanese
Religion
Predominately Muslim.
Related ethnic groups
Javanese, Betawi, Baduy people

The Sundanese are an ethnic group native to the western part of the Indonesian island of Java. They number approximately 31 million. The Sundanese are predominantly Muslim.
The Sundanese have traditionally been concentrated in the provinces of West Java, Banten and Jakarta, and the western part of Central Java. The provinces of Central Java and East Java are home to the Javanese, Indonesia's largest ethnic group.
Sundanese culture has borrowed much from Javanese culture, however it differs by being more overtly Islamic, and has a much less rigid system of social hierarchy.^[1]