Sangirese people
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Sangirese or Sangihe people are one of the native people of the Sangir Islands in the northern chain of islands in Sulawesi and the southern part of Mindanao. The Sangirese people are fishermen and nutmeg growers in their home areas and also work as wage labourers in industrial crops enterprises in Bolaang Mongondow Regency and Minahasa Regency.[3]
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Total population | |
approx. 600,000 people | |
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Indonesia:[1] North Sulawesi: 449,805 Gorontalo: 7,489 Philippines: Mindanao: 16,014 (2010)[2] | |
Languages | |
Religion | |
Christianity (mainly Protestant), minority Sunni Islam | |
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The Sangirese have traditionally been concentrated in the province of North Sulawesi in Indonesia and the Region of Dávao in the Philippines.[4] Genetic studies discovered that the Sangirese have partial Papuan descent.[5]