Chinese Venezuelans

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Chinese Venezuelans
Chino-venezolanos
China Venezuela Locator.svg
Total population
400,000 [1]
Regions with significant populations
Valencia, Caracas, Maracay, Barquisimeto, Barcelona-Puerto La Cruz, Maracaibo, Maturín, Acarigua
Languages
Venezuelan Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin Chinese, English
Religion
Buddhism, Roman Catholicism, Taoism and Irreligion
Related ethnic groups
Asian Latin Americans

Chinese Venezuelans (Spanish : Chino-venezolanos) are people of Han Chinese ancestry who were born in or have immigrated to Venezuela. The country is home to nearly 400,000 Chinese. [1] Almost all their businesses are related to the culinary field. [2]

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Demographics

Population

Areas of Venezuela where the Chinese community is concentrated Poblacion China en Venezuela (2011).gif
Areas of Venezuela where the Chinese community is concentrated
Percentage of population born in China through Venezuela Porcentaje Chinos en Venezuela (2011).png
Percentage of population born in China through Venezuela

States with the highest proportions of Chinese-born population tend to be those of the Capital Region and Eastern Region. The states with the most population of Chinese-born people are also located in the central-north area.

At the 2011 census, this was the breakdown of Chinese-born population by state: [3]

StateChinese-born PopulationPercentage
Flag of Amazonas Indigenous State.svg Amazonas 310.021
Flag of Anzoategui State.svg Anzoátegui 1,1930.082
Flag of Apure State.svg Apure 1160.025
Flag of Aragua State.svg Aragua 1,3050.081
Flag of Barinas State.svg Barinas 4140.051
Flag of Bolivar State.svg Bolívar 5150.037
Flag of Caracas.svg Capital District 1,7650.092
Flag of Carabobo State.svg Carabobo 2,0160.09
Flag of Cojedes State.svg Cojedes 1670.039
Flag of Delta Amacuro State.svg Delta Amacuro 420.026
Flag of Falcon.svg Falcón 2690.028
Federal dependencies of Venezuela's Flag.svg Federal Dependencies 10.047
Flag of Guarico.svg Guárico 3500.047
Flag of Lara State.svg Lara 1,2470.071
Flag of Merida State.svg Mérida 3060.037
Flag of Miranda state.svg Miranda 1,4530.055
Flag of Monagas State.png Monagas 7960.088
Flag of Nueva Esparta.svg Nueva Esparta 3440.071
Flag of Portuguesa.svg Portuguesa 6600.077
Flag of Sucre State.svg Sucre 3210.037
Flag of Tachira.svg Tachira 2640.023
Flag of Trujillo State.svg Trujillo 3360.049
Flag of Vargas State.svg Vargas 1340.038
Flag of Yaracuy State.svg Yaracuy 3940.066
Flag of Zulia State.svg Zulia 9190.025
Total Venezuela15,3580.06

Communities with high percentages of Chinese-born people

Parroquia (parish)Populated placeState % Chinese over total population
Barinas Barinas Barinas 1.06
Andres Eloy Blanco Maracay Aragua 0.66
San José Valencia Carabobo 0.52
Altagracia West Caracas Capital District 0.44
El Morro Lechería Anzoátegui 0.43
San Simón Maturín Monagas 0.43
CatedralWest CaracasCapital District0.42
Puerto La Cruz Puerto La CruzAnzoátegui0.39
Santa TeresaWest CaracasCapital District0.35
CandelariaWest CaracasCapital District0.34
Fraternidad Puerto Cabello Carabobo0.33
SagrarioWest CaracasCapital District0.32
Chacao East Caracas Miranda 0.31
Sabana de Mendoza Sabana de Mendoza Trujillo 0.31
Concepción Barquisimeto Lara 0.30
Juan Griego Juan Griego Nueva Esparta 0.29
CandelariaValenciaCarabobo0.27
San PedroWest CaracasCapital District0.26
Atapiripe Atapiripe Anzoátegui0.24
El Llano Mérida Mérida 0.52

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-26. Retrieved 2014-02-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) P.201
  2. ↑ http://asiapacifico.bcn.cl/en/articles/chinese-community-latin-america/ Archived 2011-02-06 at the Wayback Machine The Chinese Community in Latin America
  3. ↑ Censo 2011 - INE
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