Total population | |
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123,000[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Indonesia (Central Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, South Kalimantan) | |
Languages | |
Lawangan language, Indonesian language | |
Religion | |
Islam (predominantly), Christianity, Kaharingan | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Dayak people, Ma'anyan people, Ngaju people |
Lawangan or Luangan people are an ethnic group of the Dayak Dusun people (East Barito) group, sometimes also referred to as Dusun Lawangan or Dayak Lawangan. The Lawangan people inhabit the eastern side of Central Kalimantan and West Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.[2] 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.[3]