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]
Demographics
Population
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Poblacion_China_en_Venezuela_%282011%29.gif/400px-Poblacion_China_en_Venezuela_%282011%29.gif)
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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]
State | Chinese-born Population | Percentage |
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31 | 0.021 |
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1,193 | 0.082 |
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116 | 0.025 |
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1,305 | 0.081 |
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414 | 0.051 |
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515 | 0.037 |
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1,765 | 0.092 |
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2,016 | 0.09 |
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167 | 0.039 |
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42 | 0.026 |
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269 | 0.028 |
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1 | 0.047 |
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350 | 0.047 |
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1,247 | 0.071 |
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306 | 0.037 |
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1,453 | 0.055 |
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796 | 0.088 |
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344 | 0.071 |
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660 | 0.077 |
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321 | 0.037 |
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264 | 0.023 |
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336 | 0.049 |
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134 | 0.038 |
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394 | 0.066 |
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919 | 0.025 |
Total Venezuela | 15,358 | 0.06 |
Communities with high percentages of Chinese-born people
Parroquia (parish) | Populated place | State | % 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 |
Catedral | West Caracas | Capital District | 0.42 |
Puerto La Cruz | Puerto La Cruz | Anzoátegui | 0.39 |
Santa Teresa | West Caracas | Capital District | 0.35 |
Candelaria | West Caracas | Capital District | 0.34 |
Fraternidad | Puerto Cabello | Carabobo | 0.33 |
Sagrario | West Caracas | Capital District | 0.32 |
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 |
Candelaria | Valencia | Carabobo | 0.27 |
San Pedro | West Caracas | Capital District | 0.26 |
Atapiripe | Atapiripe | Anzoátegui | 0.24 |
El Llano | Mérida | Mérida | 0.52 |
See also
References
- ^ a b "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 - ^ http://asiapacifico.bcn.cl/en/articles/chinese-community-latin-america/ Archived 2011-02-06 at the Wayback Machine The Chinese Community in Latin America
- ^ Censo 2011 - INE