Sumatran population changes, 1961–80
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11923252 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William A Withington (University of Kentucky, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 27 |
| Pages | 11-25 |
| Publication date | 1982-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Indonesia and the Malay World (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1363-9811 • E-ISSN: 1469-8382 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03062848208723854 |
| OpenAlex | W1979575993 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
of Sumatra's population change In the period 1961 and 1980, Sumatra's population increased from nearly 16 to 28 million; a rise of 78%. This population growth was at least 50% faster than the Indonesia national average, and exceeded only by Maluku. Local and intensive demographic and economic analysis is needed to explain fully this rapid demographic increase. Sumatra's abundant resources of tin, bauxite, petroleum, natural gas, forest and agricultural products during the 1960s and 1970s supported these population increases, as well as providing export income to aid other Indonesian areas. The chief population changes within Sumatra are: Rapid percentage population growth in Lampung, Jambi, Bengkulu, and Riau provinces. However, population numbers increased most in North Sumatra, Lampung, and South Sumatra. At the more detailed, kabupaten scale, Sumatra's 1961–80 population growth was very uneven, ranging from nearly 229% in central Lampung, over 97% in eight other kabupaten, to as little as 21.8% around Lake Toba in upland North Sumatra. Actual or perceived economic opportunities, sizeable migration flows, and high natural increases favoured some areas; resulted in outmigration flows from others. The nineteen municipalities (only seventeen according to some sources for 1961) rose to twenty kotamadya by the mid‐1960s. Collectively, their urban populations increased from less than 2 million in 1961 to 4.25 million in 1980. Medan, in particular, now is the dominant city not only of Sumatra, but also of all Indonesia beyond Java‐Madura. Only Sawahlunto in upland West Sumatra remained almost stagnant through this period. Population densities rose throughout Sumatra, but at greatly different rates. At the kabupaten scale at least seven areas of relatively high population density, plus a few localized urban‐ or resource‐centred areas elswhere, stood out from other, much less densely populated areas
Agriculture · Archaeology · Economics · Geography · Indonesian · Population · Population growth · Socioeconomics · Asian Studies and History · Demography
| Citations per year | 0.02 |
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| Citation span | 1985 - 1985 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |