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Total population | |
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35,617[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Basse-Terre · Capesterre-Belle-Eau · Saint-François | |
Languages | |
Guadeloupean Creole French · Standard French · Tamil · Telugu · English · Hindi · other languages of South Asia | |
Religion | |
Christianity (majority Catholic with Protestant minorities) · Hinduism · Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Indo-Martiniquais · Indo-Caribbean · Tamil diaspora · Telugu diaspora · Tamil people · Telugu people · Indian people · Indian diaspora |
Indo-Guadeloupeans are mostly descended from indentured workers who came mostly from South India in the late 19th century. There are currently about 35,617 people of Indian origin living in Guadeloupe, making it home to one of the largest South Indian populations in the Caribbean.