Bakumpai people
Bakumpai or Baraki are indigenous people of Borneo and are considered as a sub-ethnic group of the Dayak Ngaju people group with Islamic background. The Bakumpai people first occupy along the Barito riverbanks in South Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan, from Marabahan to Puruk Cahu, Murung Raya Regency. The Bakumpai people first appeared as a newly recognized people group in census 2000 and were made up of 7.51% of Central Kalimantan population, which before this the Bakumpai people were considered as part of the Dayak people in a 1930 census.
Dayak Bakumpai society in Barito River, circa 1920. | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 171,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Indonesia: | |
| Central Kalimantan | 135,297 (2000) |
| South Kalimantan | 20,609 (2000) |
| East Kalimantan | 1,000 (2000) |
| Languages | |
| Bakumpai language, Indonesian language | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Banjar people, Dayak people, Ngaju people, Tidung people | |
Bakumpai people originate from the upstream region of the former Bakumpai district, while the settlement of the Barangas people (Baraki) are in the downstream region. On the northern side of the upstream region from the former Bakumpai district is the Mangkatib (Mengkatib) district, which makes the settlement of the Dayak Bara Dia people or Dayak Mengkatib people. The Bakumpai people as well as the Mengkatib people are descendants of the Ngaju people from Tanahdayak.