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Hinduism is a minority religion in |
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Belize.According to the 2010 census 0.2% of the population of Belize. |
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[[Association of Religion Data Archives]] states that as of 2005, 2.0% of Belize population are Hindus. |
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Though 3.9 % of the belize population are [[East Indians]],Many of them are Christians ,rest being Hindus and Muslims. |
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!align=left |Total Population || 232,111 || || 304,106 || |
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|align=left| - [[Hinduism|Hindu]]|| 367 || 0.2 || 612 || 0.2 |
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The origins of '''Hinduism in Belize''' date to 1857 when three thousand East Indians migrated from [[Jamaica]] to [[Belize]]. According to 2010 census, 2% of Belize population is [[Hindu]]. Hindus from [[British India]] continued to arrive in Belize during the 19th century to work as [[indenture]]d labourers on [[sugar cane]] plantations. |
The origins of '''Hinduism in Belize''' date to 1857 when three thousand East Indians migrated from [[Jamaica]] to [[Belize]]. According to 2010 census, 2% of Belize population is [[Hindu]]. Hindus from [[British India]] continued to arrive in Belize during the 19th century to work as [[indenture]]d labourers on [[sugar cane]] plantations. |
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The Hindu community in Belize today consists mostly of families who arrived in the 1950s, when Belize was still a British colony. The community is composed almost entirely of [[Sindhi people|Sindhis]] and so there are few cultural differences within it. |
The Hindu community in Belize today consists mostly of families who arrived in the 1950s, when Belize was still a British colony. The community is composed almost entirely of [[Sindhi people|Sindhis]] and so there are few cultural differences within it. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Hinduism is a minority religion in Belize.According to the 2010 census 0.2% of the population of Belize. However, the Association of Religion Data Archives states that as of 2005, 2.0% of Belize population are Hindus.
Though 3.9 % of the belize population are East Indians,Many of them are Christians ,rest being Hindus and Muslims.
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| Total Population | 232,111 | 304,106 | ||
| - Hindu | 367 | 0.2 | 612 | 0.2 |
The origins of Hinduism in Belize date to 1857 when three thousand East Indians migrated from Jamaica to Belize. According to 2010 census, 2% of Belize population is Hindu. Hindus from British India continued to arrive in Belize during the 19th century to work as indentured labourers on sugar cane plantations.
The Hindu community in Belize today consists mostly of families who arrived in the 1950s, when Belize was still a British colony. The community is composed almost entirely of Sindhis and so there are few cultural differences within it.
History
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External links
- International Religious Freedom Report 2006, Belize
- The facts about East Indians
- Hindus celebrate Diwali in Belize
- Indian Diaspora in South America/ Belize
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