Nepalis in South Africa
There is a tiny community of Nepalis in South Africa consisting mainly of immigrants and expatriates from Nepal.
Total population | |
---|---|
150[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Pretoria · Johannesburg | |
Languages | |
English · Nepali · Afrikaans | |
Religion | |
Hinduism · Buddhism |
Overview
Migration from Nepal to South Africa began in the 1980s'.[2] Currently there are about 150 Nepalis living in different cities of South Africa. Of them, 27 families belong to the medical profession. It is expected that the flow of Nepalis in South Africa will continue after the opening of the Embassy of Nepal in Pretoria.
Organizations
In 2008, about 70 Non-Resident Nepalis from different parts of the country had gathered in East London to form the NRNA-NCC of South Africa.
gollark: You can't blame it on imperfect information. People just *do not do what their self-professed goals say they should*.
gollark: Have you *seen* people? Humans aren't rational beings.
gollark: In the perfect one they probably would.
gollark: People do not actually act rationally.
gollark: What, you mean in real life?
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