Kerinci people

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Kerinci
Uhang Kinci
Uhang Kincai
كرينچي
Total population
300.000 (1996)
Regions with significant populations
  • Kerinci Regency, Jambi
  • Merangin Regency
  • West Sumatera
  • Riau
  • Riau Islands
  • Bengkulu
  • South Sumatera
  • Bangka Belitung Islands
  • Lampung
  • Banten
  • Jakarta
  • West Java
  • Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    Malaysia Selangor, Malaysia
Languages
Kerinci, Indonesia, Malay, Minangkabau
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Malay, Minangkabau

Kerinci people (Malay: Kerinci or Kerinchi; Jawi: كرينچي) is one of the ethnic group in Kerinci Regency, Sungai Penuh, Merangin Regency, West Sumatera, Malaysia, and other districts.[1] It covers an area of 4,200 km² with a population of 300,000. Topographically Kerinci Regency owns hilly terrain in a row of the Bukit Barisan Range with the highest peak of Mount Kerinci.[1]

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