Kangeanese people

**Kangeanese people**
Oréng Kangéan (Kangean); Orang Kangean (Indonesian);
	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	c. 125,840
East Java	125,840
Languages
	Predominantly; Kangeanese • Indonesian; Also; Buginese • Madurese
Religion
	Predominantly; Islam (Sunni); Minorities; Folk Islam
Related ethnic groups
	Austronesian peoples; Madurese; Buginese; Mandarese; Makassarese; and Others (i.e. Sundanese, Javanese);

The Kangeanese (Kangeanese: Oréng Kangéan; Indonesian: Orang Kangean / Suku Kangean;) are 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.

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