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According to the result of [[2000]] [[census]], East Java ranks in second place for provincial population in Indonesia. Its more than 34 million inhabitants is only superseded by [[West Java]]. People of East Java includes: Javanese, Madura, and some minorities, such as [[ethnic Chinese|Chinese]], Indians, and Arabs. They speak [[hybrid]] [[Bahasa Indonesia]], which has several influences from [[Javanese language]].
 
Major religion in East Java is [[Islam]]. This comes from earlier history that Islam spreadspreaded from northennorthern cities in Java where many businessmantraders from [[Gujarat]], [[India]], arrived and also introduced Islam. The eastern part of East Java, from Surabaya to Pasuruan, then following various cities along the coast line, and turn back in Banyuwangi to Jember, is well known as "horseshoe area" in context with earlier [[muslim]] communities living there.
 
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