Asian Surinamese
Asian Surinamese people or Surinamese people of Asian descent, are Surinamese people whose ancestry lies within the continent of Asia.
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| Dutch, Sranan Tongo, Sarnami Hindustani, Javanese, Chinese | |
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| Hinduism, Islam, Christianity | |
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| Asian Caribbean |
The results of a 2012 census in Suriname showed that of the 542,000 residents,[1] 27% are of Indian descent and 14% are Javanese. "Chinese" ethnicity was not recorded, instead being grouped in "Other", along with "Amerindian" and "White".[2] In the 2004 census, 1.8% were Chinese.[3]
References
- "Censusstatistieken 2012". Algemeen Bureau voor de Statistiek in Suriname (General Statistics Bureau of Suriname). Presentatie Definitieve Resultaten Census 8 Vol. 1, pages 19-20. Archived from the original on 2014-11-13. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
- "Censusstatistieken 2012". Algemeen Bureau voor de Statistiek in Suriname (General Statistics Bureau of Suriname). Presentatie Definitieve Resultaten Census 8 Vol. 1, page 42. Archived from the original on 2014-11-13. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
- "REPORT ON CENSUS 2004 COVERAGE EVALUATION" (PDF). CENSUS OFFICE GENERAL BUREAU OF STATISTICS. 2006. p. 28.
8,775 Chinese of total 492,829 residents
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