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This is a list of Tamil population per city (excluding Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry).Some cities in Sri Lanka also includes Sri Lankan Moors population because most of them have Tamil as their mother tongue.In Singapore the number also includes ethnic Tamils who don't speak Tamil at home

City Country Numbers Percent Year Notes Refs
Mysore   India 137,452 4.58% 2011 census
Ballari   India 8,309 1.74% 2011 census
Tirupati   India 10,041 3.40% 2011 census
Bangalore   India 2,379,697 16.34% 2011 census
Thiruvananthapuram   India 38,813 1.18% 2011 census
Hyderabad   India 74,910 1.1% 2011 census
Anuradhapura   Sri Lanka 4,720 9.33% 2012 census
Kandy   Sri Lanka 38,086 24.01% 2012 census [1]
Kolonnawa   Sri Lanka 19,881 30.64% 2012 census [2]
Negombo   Sri Lanka 32,860 23.19% 2012 census
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte   Sri Lanka 13,511 12.57% 2012 census [3]
Moratuwa   Sri Lanka 7,260 4.1% 2012 census
Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia   Sri Lanka 49,839 27.24% 2012 census [4]
Durban   South Africa 378,000 11.3%
London   United Kingdom 200,000 2.35%
Toronto   Canada 200,000 7.52%
Singapore   Singapore 198,449 4.91% 2020 census [a] [6] [7]
Colombo   Sri Lanka 457,820 60.8% 2012 census [b] [c] [8]
Penang   Malaysia 166,000 10.0%
Kuala Lumpur   Malaysia 142,300 10.3%
Paris   France 100,000 1.00%
Jaffna   Sri Lanka 80,743 98.43% 2004 census [d] [9]
Batticaloa   Sri Lanka 516,144 98.30% 2012 census [d] [e] [10]
Ipoh   Malaysia 73,220 11.3%
Medan   Indonesia 40,000 1.67%
Vavuniya   Sri Lanka 35,605 93.45% 2012 census [d] [f] [11]
Mannar   Sri Lanka 21,597 88.45% 2012 census [d] [f] [12]
Thaton   Myanmar 15,000 12% [13]
Montreal   Canada 10,000 0.82%
Sungai Siput   Malaysia 9,500 20.1%
Kuala Selangor   Malaysia 8,500 20.3%
Oslo   Norway 7,200 1.29%
Bagan Datoh   Malaysia 6,950 20.2%
Palermo   Italy 4,500 0.60%

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Resident Indian Tamil population. Another source puts the Tamil population in Singapore at 200,000. [5]
  2. ^ Sri Lankan Tamil, Indian Tamil and Sri Lankan Moorsonly. Excludes 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. ^ a b c d Sri Lankan Tamil and Indian Tamil only. Excludes Sri Lankan Moors and other ethnic groups whose mother tongue is Tamil.
  5. ^ Tamil population in Manmunai North DS Division which is commensurate with Batticaloa municipality.
  6. ^ a b Tamil population in urban council area.

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  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. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Sivasupramaniam, V. "History of the Tamil Diaspora". International Conferences on Skanda-Murukan.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "CENSUS OF POPULATION 2020: Table 6 Indian Resident Population by Age Group, Detailed Ethnic Group and Sex" (PDF).
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Sustainable Cities Programme: Jaffna City Profile" (PDF). United Nations Human Settlements Programme, Sri Lanka. p. Annex 4.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "Valluvar Kottam goes overseas, to be inaugurated at Myanmar in May". The Times of India.
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