Chinese Venezuelans

Chinese Venezuelans (Spanish: Chino-venezolanos) are people of Han Chinese ancestry who were born in or have immigrated to Venezuela. The country is home to nearly 400,000 Chinese.[1] Almost all their businesses are related to the culinary field.[2]

Chinese Venezuelans
Chino-venezolanos
Total population
400,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
Valencia, Caracas, Maracay, Barquisimeto, Barcelona-Puerto La Cruz, Maracaibo, Maturín, Acarigua
Languages
Venezuelan Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin Chinese, others
Religion
Buddhism, Roman Catholicism, Taoism
Related ethnic groups
Asian Latin Americans

Demographics

Population

States with the highest proportions of Chinese-born population tend to be those of the Capital Region and Eastern Region. The states with the most population of Chinese-born people are also located in the central-north area.

At the 2011 census, this was the breakdown of Chinese-born population by state:[3]

StateChinese-born PopulationPercentage
Amazonas310.021
Anzoátegui1,1930.082
Apure1160.025
Aragua1,3050.081
Barinas4140.051
Bolívar5150.037
Capital District1,7650.092
Carabobo2,0160.09
Cojedes1670.039
Delta Amacuro420.026
Falcón2690.028
Federal Dependencies10.047
Guárico3500.047
Lara1,2470.071
Mérida3060.037
Miranda1,4530.055
Monagas7960.088
Nueva Esparta3440.071
Portuguesa6600.077
Sucre3210.037
Tachira2640.023
Trujillo3360.049
Vargas1340.038
Yaracuy3940.066
Zulia9190.025
Total Venezuela15,3580.06

Communities with high percentages of Chinese-born people
Parroquia (parish) Populated place State  % Chinese over total population
Barinas Barinas Barinas 1.06
Andres Eloy Blanco Maracay Aragua 0.66
San José Valencia Carabobo 0.52
Altagracia West Caracas Capital District 0.44
El Morro Lechería Anzoátegui 0.43
San Simón Maturín Monagas 0.43
Catedral West Caracas Capital District 0.42
Puerto La Cruz Puerto La Cruz Anzoátegui 0.39
Santa Teresa West Caracas Capital District 0.35
Candelaria West Caracas Capital District 0.34
Fraternidad Puerto Cabello Carabobo 0.33
Sagrario West Caracas Capital District 0.32
Chacao East Caracas Miranda 0.31
Sabana de Mendoza Sabana de Mendoza Trujillo 0.31
Concepción Barquisimeto Lara 0.30
Juan Griego Juan Griego Nueva Esparta 0.29
Candelaria Valencia Carabobo 0.27
San Pedro West Caracas Capital District 0.26
Atapiripe Atapiripe Anzoátegui 0.24
El Llano Mérida Mérida 0.52

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-26. Retrieved 2014-02-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) P.201
  2. http://asiapacifico.bcn.cl/en/articles/chinese-community-latin-america/ Archived 2011-02-06 at the Wayback Machine The Chinese Community in Latin America
  3. Censo 2011 - INE
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