Batak

multiethnic indigenous group native to central and northern Sumatra
Intangible ethnic_group Q810714
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Batak

Summary

Batak is an ethnic group[1]. Batak ranks in the top 7% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,827 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Batak's religion is recorded as Christianity[3].
  • Batak's religion is recorded as Islam[4].
  • Batak's religion is recorded as Catholicism[5].
  • Batak's religion is recorded as Protestantism[6].
  • Batak is located in North Sumatra[7].
  • Batak is in the country of Indonesia[8].
  • Batak's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[9].
  • Batak's instance of is recorded as omnivore[10].
  • The location of Batak was North Sumatra[11].
  • Batak is a type of Indonesians[12].
  • Batak is a type of Austronesian peoples[13].
  • Batak's Commons category is recorded as Batak[14].
  • Batak comprises Angkola Batak[15].
  • Batak comprises Mandailing Batak[16].
  • Batak comprises Pakpak Batak[17].
  • Batak comprises Simalungun Batak[18].
  • Batak comprises Toba Batak[19].
  • Batak comprises Karo Batak pople[20].
  • Batak's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Batak[21].
  • Batak has a population of {'amount': '+7400000'}[22].
  • Batak's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[23].
  • Batak's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • Batak's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[25].
  • Batak's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26].
  • Batak's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include ethnic group[9] and omnivore[10]. Recorded subclass of include Indonesians[12] and Austronesian peoples[13].

Use and Application

Components include Angkola Batak[15], an ethnic group[28], in Indonesia[29]; Mandailing Batak[16], an ethnic group[30], in Indonesia[31]; Pakpak Batak[17], an ethnic group[32]; Simalungun Batak[18], an ethnic group[33], in Indonesia[34]; Toba Batak[19], an ethnic group[35], in Indonesia[36]; and Karo Batak pople[20], an ethnic group[37], in Indonesia[38].

Why It Matters

Batak ranks in the top 7% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,827 views/month).[2] Batak has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Batak is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17d ago · Bischrob · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sociomap id → SM8424
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14249]]: SM8424, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273983|batch #273983]]"
  2. 5w ago · Sathira15 · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → ethnic group, omnivore
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q164509]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787632943024"
  3. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → lpXHg
    Instance of → ethnic group, omnivore
    Has part(s) → Angkola Batak, Mandailing Batak, Pakpak Batak +3
    Country → Indonesia
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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