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

Areas of Venezuela where the Chinese community is concentrated

Percentage of population born in China through Venezuela

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]

State	Chinese-born Population	Percentage
Amazonas	31	0.021
Anzoátegui	1,193	0.082
Apure	116	0.025
Aragua	1,305	0.081
Barinas	414	0.051
Bolívar	515	0.037
Capital District	1,765	0.092
Carabobo	2,016	0.09
Cojedes	167	0.039
Delta Amacuro	42	0.026
Falcón	269	0.028
Federal Dependencies	1	0.047
Guárico	350	0.047
Lara	1,247	0.071
Mérida	306	0.037
Miranda	1,453	0.055
Monagas	796	0.088
Nueva Esparta	344	0.071
Portuguesa	660	0.077
Sucre	321	0.037
Tachira	264	0.023
Trujillo	336	0.049
Vargas	134	0.038
Yaracuy	394	0.066
Zulia	919	0.025
Total Venezuela	15,358	0.06

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

• China–Venezuela relations

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

External links

• Venezuela's Sabor y Suerte in Chinese Food.