Italian Zimbabweans

Italian Zimbabwean
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]

  1. ^ Tischler, Julia (2013). "Building the Kariba Dam". Light and Power for a Multiracial Nation. pp. 153–213. doi:10.1057/9781137268778_5. ISBN 978-1-349-44361-1.