A GENERAL SKETCH OF SUMATRA. 
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and probably approximates to that of the mountains behind 
it, but the large extent of uninhabited jungles on the alluvial 
tract appears to require us to reduce the mean to the number 
we have assumed. 
4th.—The Malays of the East Coast of the northern region . 
But the Malays are not confined to the middle region of 
Sumatra. On the north they occupy the lower part of the 
eastern country at least as far as Langkat, a distance of 250 
miles, which gives them an uninterrupted range along the 
east coast of 600 miles. They are found to the north of this 
as far as Diamond Point, but much mixed with Acbinese. 
Their entire number does not appear to be above 60,000/* dis¬ 
tributed as follows : 
T. Jambu Ayer** 
S Pari Busa** 
S. Ram Kunduv* 
S. Puny a Mallkan 
S Jejulo ** 
Ujong Prahila 
S. Perla** 
S. Bum** ** 
S. Birim** ** 
S. Langsa ** 
S. Raja Muda 
S. Raj i Tua ** 
Ujo ng 'Pitman** 
S. Besitang ** 
S. Bahalan ** 
S. Langkat 
Dili 
K. Lai an g ** 
S. Tuan ** 
K. Sirdang ** 
S. Panti Labu v-% ' 
S. Palu Nibong 
S. Pebowangan 
S. Mangkuda ** 
S. Bidagei ** 
S. B. Mati ** 
200 
K. Padang 
1,100 
100 
S Pegu rawan 
100 
600 
o. bipari pari 
-V* 
100 
150 
S. Tanjong 
■v* 
Vk 
400 
5,000 | 
S. Rambus 
100 
1,000 1 
S, Perapo 
20 
1,000 . 
Telo’ Piai 
%% 
V-% 
100 
170; 
Batu Bara 
%% 
10,000 
403 ! 
S. Silan 
%%■ 
4 JO 
600 ! 
Assaban*f* 
%% 
10,000 
200 
Panel 
1,000 
300 
S. Tan gal 
201) 
1,000 1 
S. Salang 
100 
100 
S. Lear 
%■% 
** 
300 
50 
S. Besar 
400 
7,350 
S. Morban 
%% 
■ 100 
7,000 ^ S. Sampe 
%• 
200 
300 < S. Kubu 
400 
100 
Rakan 
%% 
2,020 
3,000 
Allow for Creeks 
&c. 
50 
overlooked 
by 
Mr 
150 
300 
100 
200 
50 
Anderson** 
1 
„ 3,490 
60,000j 
* Anderson gives 350,000 as the population of this part of the east coast, but 
he include* u considerable portion of the Bata' region lying behind tlie Ma¬ 
layan sed'bord, and it is clear that this number was a mete guess made without 
reference to the data of which be was in possession, for the numbers which he 
set down at the different places which lie visited do not give au aggregate of 
much more thau one half of this estimate, 
f The entire population is given at 70,000 but at least $ the must be Bata*. 
+ J. Anderson. Mis. to Sum. 
