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In South Africa, Asian usually refers to people of South Asian ancestry, more commonly called Indians. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They are largely descended from people who migrated to South Africa in the late 19th and early 20th century from British ruled South Asia .
The first Chinese to settle in South Africa were prisoners, usually debtors, exiled from Batavia by the Dutch to their then newly founded colony at Cape Town in 1660. . Originally the Dutch wanted to recruit Chinese settlers to settle in the colony as farmers, thereby helping establish the colony and create a tax base so the colony would be less of a drain on Dut
South Africa racial map, 1979. The orange colour shows where people of Indian origin were more prevalent. In other areas, such as those marked “Coloreds”, they were either a minority or not allowed to enter under apartheid laws. The Durban riots was an anti-Indian riot predominantly by Zulus targeting Indians in Durban, South Africa in ...
The Encyclopedia of Modern Asia (6 vol Thomson-Gale, 2002) 1:31–35 and passim; basic introduction and articles on each group. Li, Anshan. A history of overseas Chinese in Africa to 1911 (Diasporic Africa Press, 2017). Mangat, J.S. A History of the Asians in East Africa: 1896-1965 (Oxford University Press, 1969)
The percentage of all White households that are made up of individuals is 19,1%. The average household size is 3,05 members. In South Africa, this population is spread out, with 19% under the age of 15, 15.1% from 15 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 11,1% who are 65 years of age or older.
There is a small community of Japanese expatriate people living in or people who were born in South Africa with Japanese ancestry. Most of them live in Johannesburg and other major cities. According to the 2011 census, Asians account for 2.5% of South Africa's total population.
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South African people of Asian descent (5 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Asian diaspora in South Africa" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.