Tamil population by cities

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This is a list of Tamil population per city (excluding Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry).Some cities in Sri Lanka also includes Sri Lankan Moors population because most of them have Tamil as their mother tongue.In Singapore the number also includes ethnic Tamils who don't speak Tamil at home

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CityCountryNumbersPercentYearNotesRefs
Mysore Flag of India.svg  India 137,4524.58%2011 census
Ballari Flag of India.svg  India 8,3091.74%2011 census
Tirupati Flag of India.svg  India 10,0413.40%2011 census
Bangalore Flag of India.svg  India 2,379,69716.34%2011 census
Thiruvananthapuram Flag of India.svg  India 38,8131.18%2011 census
Hyderabad Flag of India.svg  India 74,9101.1%2011 census
Anuradhapura Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 4,7209.33%2012 census
Kandy Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 38,08624.01%2012 census [1]
Kolonnawa Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 19,88130.64%2012 census [2]
Negombo Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 32,86023.19%2012 census
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 13,51112.57%2012 census [3]
Moratuwa Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 7,2604.1%2012 census
Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 49,83927.24%2012 census [4]
Durban Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 378,00011.3%
London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 200,0002.35%
Toronto Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 200,0007.52%
Singapore Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 198,4494.91%2020 census [a] [6] [7]
Colombo Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 457,82060.8%2012 census [b] [c] [8]
Penang Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia 166,00010.0%
Kuala Lumpur Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia 142,30010.3%
Paris Flag of France.svg  France 100,0001.00%
Jaffna Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 80,74398.43%2004 census [d] [9]
Batticaloa Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 516,14498.30%2012 census [d] [e] [10]
Ipoh Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia 73,22011.3%
Medan Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 40,0001.67%
Vavuniya Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 35,60593.45%2012 census [d] [f] [11]
Mannar Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 21,59788.45%2012 census [d] [f] [12]
Thaton Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 15,00012% [13]
Montreal Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10,0000.82%
Sungai Siput Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia 9,50020.1%
Kuala Selangor Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia 8,50020.3%
Oslo Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 7,2001.29%
Bagan Datoh Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia 6,95020.2%
Palermo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4,5000.60%

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Resident Indian Tamil population. Another source puts the Tamil population in Singapore at 200,000. [5]
  2. ↑ Sri Lankan Tamil, Indian Tamil and Sri Lankan Moorsonly. Excludes other ethnic groups whose mother tongue is Tamil.
  3. ↑ Tamil population in Colombo and Thimbirigasyaya DS Divisions which together make up the Colombo municipality.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Sri Lankan Tamil and Indian Tamil only. Excludes Sri Lankan Moors and other ethnic groups whose mother tongue is Tamil.
  5. ↑ Tamil population in Manmunai North DS Division which is commensurate with Batticaloa municipality.
  6. 1 2 Tamil population in urban council area.

References

  1. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Colombo District – Table A3 : Population by divisional secretariat, ethnic group and sex" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  2. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Colombo District – Table A3 : Population by divisional secretariat, ethnic group and sex" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  3. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Colombo District – Table A3 : Population by divisional secretariat, ethnic group and sex" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Colombo District – Table A3 : Population by divisional secretariat, ethnic group and sex" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  5. ↑ Sivasupramaniam, V. "History of the Tamil Diaspora". International Conferences on Skanda-Murukan.
  6. ↑ "Basic Demographic Characteristics: Table 6 Indian Resident Population by Age Group, Dialect Group and Sex". Census of Population 2010 Statistical Release 1: Demographic Characteristics, Education, Language and Religion. Department of Statistics, Singapore. Archived from the original on 2013-09-08.
  7. ↑ "CENSUS OF POPULATION 2020: Table 6 Indian Resident Population by Age Group, Detailed Ethnic Group and Sex" (PDF).
  8. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Colombo District – Table A3 : Population by divisional secretariat, ethnic group and sex" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  9. ↑ "Sustainable Cities Programme: Jaffna City Profile" (PDF). United Nations Human Settlements Programme, Sri Lanka. p. Annex 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
  10. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Batticaloa District – Table A3 : Population by divisional secretariat, ethnic group and sex" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  11. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Vavuniya District – Table A8 : Population by ethnic group, sex and sector" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  12. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Mannar District – Table A8 : Population by ethnic group, sex and sector" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  13. ↑ "Valluvar Kottam goes overseas, to be inaugurated at Myanmar in May". The Times of India.
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