馬達加斯加華人 | |
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Total population | |
70,000–100,000 (2011)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Toamasina · Antananarivo[2] | |
Languages | |
Chinese (Cantonese · Mandarin), Malagasy, French | |
Religion | |
Roman Catholicism[3] | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Sino-Mauritians[4] |
Chinese people in Madagascar (Chinese: 馬達加斯加華人, Malagasy: Sinoa eto Madagasikara) are a minority ethnic group of Madagascar and form Africa's third largest overseas Chinese population with a population estimated at between 70,000 and 100,000 in 2011.[5][1] They are divided between local Chinese population called "Sinoa zanatany" who arrived during the french colonization, speaking mostly malagasy dialects, located in eastern and southeastern part of Madagascar and post-colonial chinese migrants speaking mostly Mandarin who live mainly in the capital Antananarivo.
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