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A GENERAL SKETCH OP SUMATRA 
The following Table exhibits the results of our enquiry: 
I. Wild Tribes.... 
II, Orang Malayu 
Mountains. 
Menangkaban ........ 
Its Seabord ...... 
Sapulo Bua Bandar.... 
Its Seabord. 
Korinchi. 
Ilawa .. 
Northern Seabords .... 
East Coast. 
West Coast. 
Eastern lowlands $ hills. 
Malays elsewhere .... 
Total 
III Orang Palembang .. 
IV. Orang Rejang .............. 
V, Orang Serawi. 
VI. Orang Lampong ............ 
VII, Orang Batta 
W. Coast .......... 
Eastern lowlands Sf hills 
Mountain Region .... 
Northern division . 
Middle division .. 
Southern division . 
Total 
VIII. Orang Ache..,,,. 
Grand Total 
Western Islands, 
IX. Orang Engano ... ...... 
X. Orang Maotawei .., .. 
XI. Orang Niha.. 
XII, Orang Maruwi.............. 
Total 
Area, 
Popula¬ 
tion . 
Rate per 
sq , mile. 
1 
Per centage 
of whole 
population. 
6,000 
3,000 
385,000 
128 
1,700 
64,350 
38 
3 250 
40,000 
15 
1,300 
31,200 
24 
5,000 
75,000 
15 
1,600 
25,000 
16 
3,000 
60,000 
20 
3,400 
24,100 
80 
36,000 
184,000 
5 
10,000 
59,050 
898,650 
15 
42 
13,400 
201,000 
15 
9 
4,500 
72,000 
16 
3 
4,875 
160,000 
32 
T 
8,280 
92,900 
11 
4 
4,300 
3,200 
63,280 
20 
1,800 
36,000 
20 
4,176 
125,280 
30 
6,624 
83,000 
12 
15,800 
311,860 
20 
14 
22,600 
450,000 
20 
21 
128,505 
2,186,410 
17 
400 
900 
2* 
2,240 
5 000 
2* 
1,800 
236,000 
160 
600 
3,000 
5 
5,040 
294,900 
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