OVERSEAS CHINESE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

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• Publication Date: January 22, 1960
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Distribution of Chinese in Southeast Asia
by Country and Internal Administrative Division
Burma: 1953
(by State and Special District)
Administrative Unit
1 Tenasserim ai
2 Karen
3 Pegu
4 Irrawaddy
5 Kayah
6 Mandalay
7 m.gum
8 Arakan
9 Chin Hill Special Dist.
10 Sagaing
11 Shan
12 Kachin
Total
Population
1,318,000
571,000
4,120,000
2,908,000
80,000
2,160,000
1,933,000
1,154,000
249,000
2,144,000
1,923,000
485,000
Chinese
Population
35,000
3,000
118,000
42,000
12,000
9,000
2,000
1,000
8,000
83,000
22,000
Percentage
of Total
2.7
0.5
2.9
1.4
0.6
0.5
0.2
0.4
0.4
4.3
4.5
Thailand
(Data Not Available)
Laos: 1957-58
(by City and Town)
Vientiane
Pakse
Savannakhet
Luang Prabang
Thakhek
Xiang Khouang
Sam Neon
Muong Sing
Phong Daly
Paksane
Ban &mei Sal
Nam The
80,000
10,000
10,000
15,000
7,000
4,000
3,500
2,000
3,000
3,000
2,000
3,000
15,000
7,500
3,500
1,800
1,500
1,000
500
220
200
200
60
50
18.8
75.0
35.0
12.0
21.4
25.0
14.3
11.0
6.7
6.7
3.0
1.7
Cambodia: 1950
(by Province and City)
1 Sony Rieng
2 Prey Veng
3 Kandal
4 Battambang
5 Kompong Speu
6 Kampot
7 Pursat
8 ICompong Chhnang
9 Kompong Cham
10 Kratie
11 Stung Treng
12 Kompong Thom
13 Siam Reap
14 Takeo
Phnom Penh City
207,050
361,029
527,993
371,000
176,469
252,968
129,653
196,000
570,711
79,439
47,000
211,500
215,060
364,295
363,800
3,964
7,403
15,542
15,626
4,341
21,673
4,731
4,113
16,010
2,431
2,360
2,471
1,672
5,601
110,000
1.9
2.1
2.9
4.2
2.5
8.6
3.6
2.1
2.8
3.1
5.0
1.2
0.8
1.5
30.2
South Vietnam: 1956
(by Province and City)
1 Bac Lieu
2 Rach Gia
3 Ha Tien
4 Chau Doc
5. Long Kuyen
6 Can The
7 Sac Trang
8 Tea Vinh
9 Ben Ore (Kien Hoa)
10 Vinh Long
11 Sm Dec
12 Tan An
13 Nat Tho
14 Go Cong
15 Vung Tau (Cap St. Jacques)
16 Saris.
17 Cho Lon
18 Gia Dinh
19 Tay Binh
20 Thu Dau Mot
21 Bien Hoa
22 Binh moan
23 Binh Thuan (Phan Rang)
24 Haut Donnai
25 Khatal Hors
26 DarLac
27 Phu Yen
28 Pleiku
29 Binh Dinh
30 Kontum
31 cRzang Ngai
32 Quang Nam
33 Thua Thien (Hue)
34 Quang Tri
35 Con Dao (Paula Condone)
Saigon-Cholon City
Ville de Saint
Ville An Tourane
324,800
226,650
18,740
338,840
575,424
328,289
360,750
374,295
467,294
217,322
147,549
168,139
425,550
135,329
36,000
89,176
298,560
501,190
306,960
206,654
247,715
238,271
10,862
96,070
242,216
120,530
334,645
165,000
841,480
125,134
658,874
908,180
526,275
230,492
1,263
1,794,356
23,744
00,978
13,863
12,453
1,466
9,820
3,625
12,068
10,243
5,979
7,316
2,115
2,632
2,924
6,436
1,999
1,873
737
2,287
14,602
1,750
5,590
7,392
3,270
778
515
1,995
1,455
3,801
56
1,008
1,761
609
491
30
555,803
1,096
3,141
4.3
5.5
7.8
2.9
0.6
3.7
2.8
1.6
1.5
1.0
1.8
1.7
1.5
1.5
5.2
0.9
0.8
2.9
0.6
2.9
3.0
1.4
0.7
0.5
0.8
0.4
0.5
neg.
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
2.4
31.0
4.6
3.1
North Vietnam
(Data Not Available)
Federation of Malaya: 1987
(by State and Settlement)
1 Perlis
2 Kedah
3 Penang
4 Perak
5 Kelantan
6 Trengganu
7 Pahang
8 Selangor
9 Negri Sembilan
10 Malacca
11 Johore
90,866
701,643
572,132
1,221,390
505,585
278,165
312,949
1,012,891
364,331
291,246
927,565
15,763
143,833
327,287
539,368
28,816
18,069
108,140
488,634
149,911
00,690
392,405
17.3
20.5
57.2
44.2
5.7
6.5
34.6
48.2
41.2
4]..4
42.3
Colony of Singapore: 1258
(by City and District)
Colony of Singapore
Jurong District
Bukit/Panjang District
Serangoon District
Katong District
Southern Ielands
City of Singapore
1,514,900
53,700
65,000
219,300
208,300
15,100
953,500
1,141,900
44,500
49,300
173,900
129,000
3,800
741,400
75.4
82.9
75.8
79.3
62.0
25.2
77.8
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refer to and identify the corresponding numbers on the map. City and
town names are not numbered because they are given in full on the map.
Because of scale limitations the internal administrative units of
Singapore also are unnumbered.
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