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. 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. 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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