Tamil population by cities

This is a list of Tamil population per city (excluding India).

City Country Numbers Percent Year Notes Refs
Durban South Africa378,00011.3%
London United Kingdom200,0002.35%
Toronto Canada200,0007.52%
Singapore Singapore188,5915.00%2010 census[lower-alpha 1][2]
Colombo Sri Lanka176,97231.53%2012 census[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3][3]
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia142,30010.3%
Paris France100,0001.00%
Jaffna Sri Lanka80,74398.43%2004[lower-alpha 2][4]
Batticaloa Sri Lanka77,69390.10%2012 census[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 4][5]
Ipoh Malaysia73,22011.3%
Medan Indonesia40,0001.67%
Vavuniya Sri Lanka29,64085.13%2012 census[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 5][6]
Mannar Sri Lanka21,59788.45%2012 census[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 5][7]
Thaton Myanmar15,00012%[8]
Montreal Canada10,0000.82%
Sungai Siput Malaysia9,50020.1%
Kuala Selangor Malaysia8,50020.3%
Oslo Norway7,2001.29%
Bagan Datoh Malaysia6,95020.2%
Palermo Italy4,5000.60%

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Resident Indian Tamil population. Another source puts the Tamil population in Singapore at 200,000.[1]
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Sri Lankan Tamil and Indian Tamil only. Excludes Sri Lankan Moors and other ethnic groups whose mother tongue is Tamil.
  3. ↑ Tamil population in Colombo and Thimbirigasyaya DS Divisions which together make up the Colombo municipality.
  4. ↑ Tamil population in Manmunai North DS Division which is commensurate with Batticaloa municipality.
  5. 1 2 Tamil population in urban council area.

References

  1. ↑ Sivasupramaniam, V. "History of the Tamil Diaspora". International Conferences on Skanda-Murukan.
  2. ↑ "Basic Demographic Characteristics: Table 6 Indian Resident Population by Age Group, Dialect Group and Sex". Census of Population 2010 Statistical Release 1: Demographic Characteristics, Education, Language and Religion. Department of Statistics, Singapore. Archived from the original on 2013-09-08.
  3. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 - Colombo District - Table A3 : Population by divisional secretariat, ethnic group and sex" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  4. ↑ "Sustainable Cities Programme: Jaffna City Profile" (PDF). United Nations Human Settlements Programme, Sri Lanka. p. Annex 4.
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 - Batticaloa District - Table A3 : Population by divisional secretariat, ethnic group and sex" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 - Vavuniya District - Table A8 : Population by ethnic group, sex and sector" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  7. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 - Mannar District - Table A8 : Population by ethnic group, sex and sector" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
  8. ↑ "Valluvar Kottam goes overseas, to be inaugurated at Myanmar in May". THE TIMES OF INDIA.
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