Kanekes village

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Kanekes village is a traditional rural settlement in Banten, Indonesia, best known as the homeland of the indigenous Baduy people who maintain a highly preserved customary way of life.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Kanekes village canonical 2
Desa Kanekes 1
Kanekes community 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
rural settlement
traditional village
administrativeStatus desa adat (customary village)
alsoKnownAs Baduy village
Kanekes village
surface form: Desa Kanekes

Kampung Kanekes
buildingMaterial bamboo
wood
buildingStyle traditional stilt houses
climate tropical rainforest climate
continent Asia
country Indonesia
culturalSignificance center of Baduy traditional customs
example of preserved indigenous lifestyle in Indonesia
homeland of the Baduy people
economy handicrafts
subsistence farming
traditional weaving
ethnicGroup Baduy
governedBy Jaro (village head)
adat (customary law)
customary leaders
hasCharacteristic limited use of modern technology
preservation of indigenous culture
restricted access for outsiders
strong adherence to customary law
traditional agriculture-based economy
inhabitedBy Baduy people
landUse dry rice fields (huma)
protected forest areas
languageUsed Sundanese
surface form: Baduy Sundanese

Sundanese
locatedIn Banten Regency
surface form: Banten

Lebak Regency
Leuwidamar District
locatedNear Kendeng Mountains
Mount Kendeng forest area
partOf Baduy
surface form: Baduy customary territory
populationGroup Baduy Dalam
Baduy
surface form: Baduy Luar
prohibits motorized vehicles in core areas
use of electricity in core areas
region West Java
surface form: West Java cultural region
religion Sundanese Wiwitan
surface form: Sunda Wiwitan

indigenous belief system
roofMaterial ijuk (palm fiber)
timeZone Western Indonesian Time
surface form: Western Indonesia Time
tourism limited cultural tourism under strict rules
transportation accessible mainly by footpaths

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Baduy ethnicRegion Kanekes village
Kanekes village alsoKnownAs Kanekes village
this entity surface form: Desa Kanekes
Sundanese Wiwitan mainPractitioners Kanekes village
this entity surface form: Kanekes community
Sundanese Wiwitan religiousCenter Kanekes village
this entity surface form: Kanekes village in Lebak Regency, Banten
Urang Kanekes residesIn Kanekes village