About Java Island

Java is the name of an island in Indonesia. This island is the most populated island, the island's densely populated, and the thirteenth largest island in the world. Size 138,793.6 km2 island with a population of around 124 million inhabitants (density of 979 inhabitants per km2). Java Island residents are mostly Javanese and Sundanese. Sundanese tribe residing mainly in the western side of Java Island, while Javanese living in the middle and east. In west Java, many are also pockets of tribal communities of Java or Java-speaking tribes. While in the middle of the island of Java were also found pockets of tribal communities or tribes of the Sunda Sundanese language, especially in Brebes and Cilacap district. In addition there is also the Madurese, and tribes in East Java and Bali Betawi tribes in the west Java city of Jakarta and surrounding areas.