What is the race of Indonesia?

There are over 300 ethnic groups in Indonesia including Javanese, Sundanese, and Batak. Based on ethnic group, the largest ethnic group in Indonesia is the Javanese who make up about 40% of the total population. read more

The conclusion is that most Papuans and some Mollucans of Melanesian race of Australoid race have been in Indonesia’s land the longest. Nonetheless, I would argue that race is an ambiguous term to classify humans into groups based on physical traits, ancestry, genetics, languages, social relations, or the relations between those groups. read more

The Sundanese are the second largest ethnic group in Indonesia. The island of Madura, northeast of Java, is the homeland of the Madurese, Indonesia’s third largest ethnic group. In addition to cultivating wet-rice paddies, many Madurese raise cattle. read more