Chinatowns in Africa

Chinatown
Port Louis Chinatown
Chinese唐人街
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTángrénjiē
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese中國城
Simplified Chinese中国城
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguóchéng
Second alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese華埠
Simplified Chinese华埠
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuábù

This article discusses Chinatowns in Africa. There are at least three major Chinatowns in Africa.

As former colonies of Europe, the coastal African nations of Madagascar, Mauritius, and South Africa were the main receiving points of Chinese immigrants from the 1890s to the early part of the 20th century. The early Chinese arrived to labour in the Transvaal gold mines of South Africa and on the Tananrive Tamatave railway of Madagascar. Many of these Chinese immigrants were exploited.

Today, South Africa remains the top African destination for first-generation Chinese-speaking immigrants.