Total population | |
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(123,000) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Indonesia (Central Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, South Kalimantan) | |
Languages | |
Lawangan language | |
Religion | |
Islam (predominantly), Christianity, Kaharingan | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Dayak people, Ma'anyan people, Ngaju people |
Lawangan or Luangan people are the sub-ethnic of the Dayak Dusun people (East Barito) group, where sometimes they are also referred to as Dusun Lawangan people. The Dusun people group are included in the Dayak Ot Danum people, which is why they are also called as Dayak Lawangan people. The Lawangan people inhabits the eastern side of Central Kalimantan and West Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. In Tabalong Regency, South Kalimantan, the Lawangan people can be found only in Binjai village. They speak Lawangan language.
The organization of this people is Dusmala which is made up of three sub-ethnic Dayak people namely, Dusun people, Ma'anyan people and Lawangan people.
The sub-ethnic of the Lawangan people are:-
Tabalong Regency is made up of four Dayak cultural region, where one them includes the customary region of the Lawangan people, which are:-
Outside of these four Dayak customary regions in Tabalong Regency, there are also the Banjar people which forms the majority of the Tabalong population, although the Banjar people are not tied to the customary laws of the Dayak people.