Today Jangkang tribe has become a prominent people in West Borneo. Many scholars and official leaders come from this people. Deputy of Sanggau Distric (Kabupaten), Paolus Hadi, is Jangkang.
Jangkang has a strategic position having direct access to international transportation linking it to Sarawak, Malaysia and the wider world by road and through the port in the regional capital, Pontianak. But the road from Jangkang to Kembayan sub-distric is full of holes, wet and dirty in the rain season. The road from Jangkang to Mokok sub-distric (kecamatan) and to Sanggau is more better because facilitated by oil palm company.
Jangkang average population growth over the last ten years is 1.23 percent per annum. Jangkang trade and education are running well. Paddy is a staff of life. Rubber plantation is more wanted than sawit (oil palm plantation) and other plants. Oil palm plantation makes Dayak people unfortable because it has bad implications for local communities and indigenous peoples.
In Bodok and Mukok sub-distric, palm oil only became the main emphasis for investment and business expansion. The main economic activity at that time was logging, with almost the whole sub-district being allocated to primary forest logging. The result was widespread forest degradation and the companies paying little attention to their responsibilities to manage forests for the long term and carry out reforestation.
Jangkang people refuse oil palm company and they argue that for along time forest and environment equity made them survive. Jangkang people aware that oil palm company will change their ways of life and then lead to everything being measured only in economic terms. In their words, "Oil palm company has stealing in our own homes".
The Jangkang people practice mainly animism and various forms of Christianity. Long before a Catholic pastor from Sanggau parish came to Jangkang, the Jangkang Dayak tribe were animists. Sanggau parish history wrote that in 1934 Capuijn Father Fridolinus made a journey to Jangkang by foot. During the 1930s and 1940s various missionaries and parish leaders visited the Jangkang and eventually a Catholic parish was established. Today the majority of Jangkang are Catholics according to Badan Pusat Statistik Sanggau (Sanggau Regency in Figures). Once a week layity people in the Church in Jangkang parish gather and pray togethter from house to house. Sometimes at the night they pray "Rosario", a devotion to Mary, a Jangkang parish patron.
The Jangkang parish is served only by 2 pastors. So Jangkang district is waiting for more than 2 pastors and especially in Jangkang when for the first time Christian faith came from and grew up here, not every Sunday they attend a service.
Scripture Prayers for the Land Dayak, Djongkang in Indonesia.
Profile Source: R. Masri Sareb Putra |
People Name General | Land Dayak, Djongkang |
People Name in Country | Land Dayak, Djongkang |
Natural Name | Djongkang Land Dayak |
Alternate Names | Djongkan; Jongkang; Land Dayak |
Population this Country | 45,000 |
Population all Countries | 45,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 4 ● |
Unreached | No |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 6 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | |
People ID | 11580 |
ROP3 Code | 102652 |
ROP25 Code | 302128 |
ROP25 Name | Djongkang |
Country | Indonesia | ||
Region | Asia, Southeast | ||
Continent | Asia | ||
10/40 Window | Yes | ||
National Bible Society | Website | ||
Persecution Rank | 33 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | ||
Location in Country | Kalimantan Barat Province, Central Sanggau regency. Between Sanggau and Balai Sebut towns along tributary of Kapuas river. Source: Ethnologue 2016 |
Country | Indonesia |
Region | Asia, Southeast |
Continent | Asia |
10/40 Window | Yes |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | 33 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Location in Country | Kalimantan Barat Province, Central Sanggau regency. Between Sanggau and Balai Sebut towns along tributary of Kapuas river.. Source: Ethnologue 2016 |
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Primary Religion: | Christianity |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
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Buddhism |
0.00 %
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Christianity (Evangelical 3.00 %) |
50.00 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
30.00 %
|
Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
Islam |
20.00 %
|
Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
|
Primary Language | Jangkang (45,000 speakers) |
Language Code | djo Ethnologue Listing |
Language Written | Unknown |
Total Languages | 1 |
Primary Language | Jangkang (45,000 speakers) |
Language Code | djo Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
People Groups | Speaking Jangkang |
Primary Language: Jangkang
Bible Translation Status: Translation Started
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name | Source |
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Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching | Global Recordings Network |
Photo Source | R. Masri Sareb Putra |
Profile Source | R. Masri Sareb Putra |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |