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A GENERAL SKETCH OP SUMATRA. 
2nd.—The Malays of the hilly territories to the west of the 
mountain region. 
This tract consists chiefly cf low hills and its general con¬ 
figuration appears to he identical with the hilly tracts of 
the Malay Peninsula such as Singapore, the interior of 
Malacca &c. The first range of the mountains also belongs 
to it. Its breadth is about 25 miles. 
a- The Sea hard of Menanghabau {'1,760 sg. m.J 
Kinali 
. . 3,000 
Bonjol 
. . 8,000 
Tiku 
.. 4,000 
Danau 
.. 10,000 
Duablas Kotta 
.. 8,000 
Lima Kotta 
.. 4,000 
Sikara di Ulu 
.. 1,000 
Priaman 
.. 2,000 
Tnju Kotta 
. . 6,000 
Ulahkan 
.. 1,500 
Sunur 
800 
Kuretaji 
.. 1,500 
Paltomka 
.. 250 
b. The sea bord of Sapulo j 
of 1,300 sq. m . 
Pauw 
.. 4,000 ] 
Kcta Tenga 
.. 3,000 j 
Trusan 
.. 4,000 1 
Sapulo Bua Bandar 
Bayang 
. . 2,500 
Salido 
.. 2,000 
Pagnan 
.. 3,000 
Batang Kape 
.. 3,000 
Talo 
.. 500 
Tarata 
. • 500 
Bentangan Tengi ♦. 
200 
Toba 
800 
Tapaki 
800 
S. Labang 
600 
Kapala Kota 
500 
Pakandangan 
4,000 
Small dis'ricts connect- 
ed with it 
Sintu Lubualong 
Padang 
4.000 
2,000 
1,400 
64,350* 
Siranti 
Palangai 
S. Tunu 
Pangassan 
Ayer Haji 
• • 
1.000 
500 
2,500 
200 
2.500 
500 
1.500 
31,200* 
3rd.—The Malays of the lowlands or eastern countries, 
Siak, Indragiri, Kampar, Jambi, a part of Palembang on 
the south and the alluvial land as far as the Bila on the north, 
containing 36,800 miles. 
If we limited this tract to the alluvium the population 
would not amount to 1 to the sq. m., but as we have included 
the hilly tract to the west of it we allow 5, or a population of 
184,000. We have not been able to obtain sufficient infor¬ 
mation respecting the hilly tract to offer this estimate with 
much confidence. The population appears to be considerable, 
* Francii. 
