Chinese Venezuelans
Ethnic group
Chino-venezolanos | |
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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, others | |
Religion | |
Buddhism, Roman Catholicism, Taoism | |
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]
Demographics
Population
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Poblacion_China_en_Venezuela_%282011%29.gif/400px-Poblacion_China_en_Venezuela_%282011%29.gif)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Porcentaje_Chinos_en_Venezuela_%282011%29.png/400px-Porcentaje_Chinos_en_Venezuela_%282011%29.png)
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 |
![]() | 1,193 | 0.082 |
![]() | 116 | 0.025 |
![]() | 1,305 | 0.081 |
![]() | 414 | 0.051 |
![]() | 515 | 0.037 |
![]() | 1,765 | 0.092 |
![]() | 2,016 | 0.09 |
![]() | 167 | 0.039 |
![]() | 42 | 0.026 |
![]() | 269 | 0.028 |
![]() | 1 | 0.047 |
![]() | 350 | 0.047 |
![]() | 1,247 | 0.071 |
![]() | 306 | 0.037 |
![]() | 1,453 | 0.055 |
![]() | 796 | 0.088 |
![]() | 344 | 0.071 |
![]() | 660 | 0.077 |
![]() | 321 | 0.037 |
![]() | 264 | 0.023 |
![]() | 336 | 0.049 |
![]() | 134 | 0.038 |
![]() | 394 | 0.066 |
![]() | 919 | 0.025 |
Total Venezuela | 15,358 | 0.06 |
Communities with high percentages of Chinese-born people
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