Watanzania wenye asili ya Kihindi (Swahili) | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| c. 60,000 (2015)[1][2] [a] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar | |
| Languages | |
| Kutchi-Swahili, Odia,[3] English (lingua franca), Kiswahili, Gujarati, Kutchi, Hindi | |
| Religion | |
| Islam, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Sikhism; significant minorities Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| PIO, NRI and Desi | |
a.^ includes about 10,000 expatriates |
Indian Tanzanians constitute a significant minority within the demographic landscape of Tanzania, over 60,000 Tanzanian citizens of Indian descent reside in the country.[4] Many among them are wealthy traders and entrepreneurs, and despite forming only 0.2% of the population, they are considered by the Hindu Council of Tanzania to have disproportionate ownership of Tanzanian companies.[5] Indians also have a long history in Tanzania, starting with the arrival of Gujarati traders, and they gradually came to control the trade in Zanzibar. Several buildings from that period still stand in Stone Town, the primary trading center on the island.
- ^ "India - Tanzania Relations" (PDF). Ministry of External Affairs. 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
Tanzania has about 60,000 PIOs.. There are about 10,000 Indian nationals [expatriates].
- ^ "Tanzania: A Key Partner for India in the Western Indian Ocean Region | Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses".
- ^ "Celebration of Utkal Dibas (2nd April 2022)". hcindiatz.gov.in. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ "Tanzania: A Key Partner for India in the Western Indian Ocean Region | Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses". www.idsa.in. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ "Enterprising skills make Indian-origin Tanzanians business leaders". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2024-02-21.