Madura is the name of the island located in the northeast of East Java. Madura Island of magnitude of approximately 5250 km2 (smaller than the island of Bali), with a population of approximately 4 million inhabitants.
The ethnic Madurese in Indonesia with a large population, numbering around 20 million inhabitants. They come from the island of Madura and surrounding islands, such as Gili Raja, Sapudi, Raas, and Kangean. In addition, many Madurese living in the eastern part of East Java, commonly called the horse shoe, from Pasuruan to the north of Banyuwangi. Madurese in Situbondo and Bondowoso, and east of Probolinggo, Jember, the numbers at most and rarely speak Javanese, also including North Jakarta, as well as some of Malang.
In addition to the Javanese and Sundanese, Madurese are also many who transmigrate into other areas, especially to West Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan, and to Jakarta, Tangerang, Depok, Bogor, Bekasi, and surrounding areas, as well as Middle Eastern countries, especially Saudi Arabia. Several cities in Kalimantan like Sampit and Sambas, ever riots involving ethnic Madurese. Madurese is basically people who like to go abroad because of its territory that is not good for farming. Madurese happy to trade, especially scrap metal and other used goods. In addition, many who work as fishermen and laborers, and some are managed to be, Tekonokrat, Biokrat, Minister or a high rank in the military.
Madura tribe known for its style of speech is blunt and its temperamental and irritable, but they are also known efficient, disciplined, and diligent work. For the pilgrimage, Madurese even set aside a certain poor little income to savings pilgrimage. Besides the Madurese are known to have a strong Islamic tradition, although sometimes perform rituals or Rokat Tasse Pethik Sea (the same as float offerings).
Self-esteem, is also most important in the life of the Madurese, they have a proverb angok tollang pote, pote atembang eye. That is, the better off (white bone) rather than shame (white eyes). Properties like these gave birth to the tradition of the community carok Madura.
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