Chinese people in Madagascar
馬達加斯加華人 | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 70,000–100,000 (2011) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Toamasina · Antananarivo | |
| Languages | |
| Chinese (Cantonese · Mandarin), Malagasy, French | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Sino-Mauritians |
Chinese people in Madagascar (Chinese: 馬達加斯加華人, Malagasy: Sinoa eto Madagasikara) are a minority ethnic group of Madagascar and form Africa's third largest overseas Chinese population with a population estimated at between 70,000 and 100,000 in 2011. They are divided between local Chinese population called "Sinoa zanatany" who arrived during the French colonization, speaking mostly malagasy dialects, located in eastern and southeastern part of Madagascar and post-colonial Chinese migrants speaking mostly Mandarin who live mainly in the capital Antananarivo.