Italo-zimbabwesi (Italian) | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 9,000 (2012) 30,000 - 40,000 people of Italian descent abroad, mostly the UK, South Africa and Australia | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Harare, Bulawayo, Kariba, historically Chinhoyi and Masvingo | |
| Languages | |
| English, minority Italian | |
| Religion | |
| Predominately Roman Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Italians, Italian Algerians, Italian Angolans, Italian Egyptians, Italian Eritreans, Italian Ethiopians, Italian Libyans, Italian Moroccans, Italian Mozambicans, Italian Somalis, Italian South Africans, Italian Tunisians |
Italian Zimbabweans (Italian: Italo-zimbabwesi) are citizens or residents of Zimbabwe of Italian heritage. The phrase may refer to someone born in the Zimbabwe of Italian descent, someone who has emigrated from Italy to Zimbabwe, a person with Italo-Zimbabwean heritage or someone born elsewhere (e.g. the UK, South Africa or Eritrea), who is of Italian descent and has migrated to Zimbabwe. Italian Zimbabweans form one of the younger communities of the Italian diaspora, largely a product of wartime and post-war immigration.[1]