This is a list of Chinatowns (urban regions containing a large population of Chinese people within a non-Chinese society) in select countries. It includes the parent city with metropolitan older Chinatown and newer satellite "Chinatowns" in the suburban communities. It includes some Chinatowns in rural towns. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Languages Chinese languages Religions Predominantly Taoism, Mahayana Buddhism, traditional Chinese religions, and atheism. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Key:

• Old, original main Chinatown in the anchor city - street or location
  • Newer areas in other parts of major cities or suburbs where Chinese people tend to shop for Chinese goods and services

General criteria for Chinatowns^{[citation needed]} A Chinatown should share many of these characteristics. More modern and newer Chinese commercial areas may be nebulous.

• A currently or historically Chinese-speaking community outside of Mainland China PRC, Taiwan ROC, Hong Kong SAR, and Macao SAR and maintain relative ties to these regions.
• Older Chinatowns, officially recognized as Chinatown by local governments, historical societies, and so on.
• In older Chinatowns, Chinese-style arches serving as entrance markers.
• Center of community trade. A self-sustaining and concentrated community with goods and services and serving as a major cultural and commercial hub for foreign-born and native-born overseas Chinese.
• Chinese-language newspaper presses.
• A dense concentration of competitive immigrant-owned shops offering imported authentic Chinese and general Asian goods (for example, ginseng and herbs, Video CDs) not found in the larger society and geared towards ethnic Chinese population.
• Family and regional associations and community organizations
• Observation of Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year, with traditional Chinese dragon and lion dances
• In Western countries, populated by ethnic Chinese immigrants, principally from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam and from various countries.

Peoples Republic of China (PRC) and Republic of China (Taiwan) For other meanings, see China (disambiguation). ... This article is about the history, geography, and people of the island known as Taiwan. ... Hong Kong (香港; Cantonese IPA: ; Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2; Yale: heūng góng; pinyin: Xiānggǎng; Wade-Giles: Hsiang-kang) is one of the two Special Administrative Regions of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Anthem March of the Volunteers Capital none[1] Largest freguesia (population) Freguesia de Nossa Senhora de Fátima Official languages Chinese, Portuguese Government  -  Chief Executive Edmund Ho Hau-wah Establishment  -  Occupied by Portugal 1557   -  Portuguese colony August 13, 1862   -  Transfer of sovereignty December 20, 1999  Area  -  Total 28. ... One of the formal entrances or Paifang to Chinatown in London, England. ... Not to be confused with ginger. ... Video CD (aka VCD, VideoCD, View CD, Compact Disc digital video) is a standard digital format for storing video on a Compact Disc. ... Chinese New Year (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), or Spring Festival or the Lunar New Year (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. ... Mainlanders are Chinese people who live, or were born, in mainland China as opposed to Hong Kong, Macao, Singapore, or Taiwan. ...

Argentina

• Buenos Aires (See Belgrano Chinatown)

For other uses, see Buenos Aires (disambiguation). ... Belgrano C is a subsection of the Belgrano barrio in Buenos Aires. ...

Australia

New South Wales

Chinatown, Sydney

• Corowa
• Sydney (See Chinatown, Sydney)
  • Ashfield - Liverpool Road (mostly Mainland Chinese)
  • Burwood - Burwod Road
  • Cabramatta (Vietnamese Chinese)
  • Chatswood - Victoria Avenue (Hong Kong Chinese)
  • Eastwood - Rowe Street
  • Fairfield
  • Hurstville
  • Parramatta - Church Street
• Tambaroora - historic

“NSW” redirects here. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2056x1488, 661 KB) Summary Chinatown, Sydney, taken in November 2005 by me. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2056x1488, 661 KB) Summary Chinatown, Sydney, taken in November 2005 by me. ... Sydneys Chinatown Market City Sydneys Chinatown is located within the southern central business district of the City of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia, in the Haymarket area between Central Station and Darling Harbour. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... Sydneys Chinatown Market City Sydneys Chinatown is located within the southern central business district of the City of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia, in the Haymarket area between Central Station and Darling Harbour. ... Ashfield (pop. ... Burwood is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Cabramatta shops Cabramatta is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales (NSW), Australia, It is part of the Local Government Areas in Australia Local Government Area of the City of Fairfield, 32 km south-west of the Sydney CBD. It is predominantly populated by Vietnamese people, but many other Asian... Chatswood is a suburb in North Shore in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and the seat of the City of Willoughby local government area. ... Eastwood is a large suburb in the north of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Fairfield is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Memorial Square, Forest Road, Hurstville Memorial Square mosaic, Forest Road, Hurstville Miles Franklin statue and mural in MacMahon Street Hurstville is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Northern Territory

• Darwin - defunct, was on Cavenagh Street (See Chinatowns in Oceania)
  • A new modern Chinatown to be built in Darwin CBD
• Pine Creek - historic goldfield Chinatown

Cooktown, Queensland in the 1890s.

Slogan or Nickname: The Territory, The NT, The Top End Motto(s): none Other Australian states and territories Capital Darwin Government Constitutional monarchy Administrator Ted Egan Chief Minister Clare Martin (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 2  - Senate seats 2 Gross Territorial Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $10,418 (8th)  - Product... “Port Darwin” redirects here. ... This article discusses Chinatowns in Oceania. ... Pine Creek is a town in the Katherine region of the Northern Territory, Australia. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1149x936, 212 KB)A Chinese funeral in Cooktown, Queensland in the 1890s. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1149x936, 212 KB)A Chinese funeral in Cooktown, Queensland in the 1890s. ... Cooktown is the northernmost town on the East coast of Australia, located at the mouth of the Endeavour River, on Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, Australia. ...

Queensland

• Brisbane (see Chinatown, Brisbane)
  • Fortitude Valley
  • sunnybank, queenland - Mains Road
• Cooktown - historical Chinatown, was dubbed Little Canton during the 1800s

Slogan or Nickname: Sunshine State, Smart State Motto(s): Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie retiring as of 13. ... For other uses, see Brisbane (disambiguation). ... Brisbane Chinatown is a mall located in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Australia well known landmark of Chinese culture within the Brisbane community. ... Fortitude Valley, also known simply as the Valley is a suburb of central Brisbane, Australia immediately north-east of the CBD. It is one of the hubs of Brisbanes nightlife, renowned for its nightclubs and adult entertainment. ... Cooktown is the northernmost town on the East coast of Australia, located at the mouth of the Endeavour River, on Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, Australia. ...

South Australia

• Adelaide (see Chinatown, Adelaide)

Capital Adelaide Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 11  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $59,819 (5th)  - Product per capita  $38,838/person (7th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  1,558,200 (5th)  - Density  1. ... Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1. ... Grote Street entrance to Chinatown, with the original paifang visible. ...

Victoria

• Melbourne (see Chinatown, Melbourne)
  • Box Hill - Carrington Road (predominantly Taiwanese community)
  • Footscray - Nicholson Stret (predominantly Vietnamese Chinese)
  • Richmond, Victoria - Victoria Street, Melbourne
  • Springvale, Victoria - Springvale Road, Melbourne
  • St. Albans, Victoria - St. Albans Road, Alfreida Street & Main Road East

Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th)  - Land 227,416 km²  - Water 10,213 km² (4. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Box Hill is a multicultural suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Footscray is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Richmond is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Springvale is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia about 25 kilometres south-east of the central business district. ... ° St Albans is a suburb within 20km north-west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

Western Australia

• Atherton - historic, the Hou Waing Temple is preserved
• Broome
• Perth (see Chinatown, Perth)

Slogan or Nickname: Wildflower State or the Golden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 15  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $100,900 (4th)  - Product per capita  $50,355/person... Atherton may refer to: Atherton: The House of Power, a book by Patrick Carman Atherton, California, a town in San Mateo County Atherton, Greater Manchester, a town in the borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom Atherton, Queensland, a town located approximately 1 hour west of Cairns in Far North... Locations named Broome: Broome, Western Australia - a town in the north of Western Australia Broome County, New York - a county in the USA Broome, New York - a town in Schoharie County, New York In England: Broome, Norfolk Broome, Shropshire Broome, Worcestershire People named Broome: David Broome, British equestrian Sir Frederick... The Perth skyline viewed from the Swan River This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ...

Belgium

• Antwerp - Van Wesenbekestraat
• Brussels - rue Saint Géry

For other uses, see Antwerp (disambiguation). ... Van Wesenbekestraat is the street in Antwerp (Belgium) where the little Chinatown of the city is settled. ... For other places with the same name, see Brussels (disambiguation). ...

Canada

Alberta

• Calgary - Downtown East Village (Chinatown, Calgary)
  • Centre Street N, south of 16th Avenue N, and East of Centre Street north at 2nd and 3rd avenues. Originally a handful of Chinese businesses, now an ethnic theme park-cum-mall
• Edmonton - 95th Street between 102nd and Jasper Avenues; old Chinatown was located at 97th Street, between 105th and 108th Avenues and moved following re-development of the Edmonton LRT line

• Lethbridge - 3rd Street and 2nd Avenue (Chinatown, Lethbridge)

This article is about the Canadian city. ... The Downtown East Village is a residential neighbourhood within the eastern portions of downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ... Calgarys Chinatown is the third largest in Canada after those in Vancouver and Toronto. ... For other places with the same name, see Edmonton (disambiguation). ... Lethbridge is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. ... Map of 1912 Chinatown showing stores, laundries and restaurants Chinatown is a small district in downtown Lethbridge, Alberta. ...

British Columbia

• Nanaimo - Machleary Street, Pine Street (remnants burned to ground in 1960s)
• Victoria - Fisgard Street, Oldest in Canada (Chinatown, Victoria, British Columbia)
• Greater Vancouver
  • New Westminster's Chinatown - 8th & Columbia, destroyed in the city's Great Fire, 1898, and not rebuilt or resettled.
  • New Westminster Museum and Archives Chinatown Project
  • Burnaby - Kingsway Avenue, anchored by Crystal Mall. Usually referred to as Metrotown after the largest mall in the area.
  • Richmond - No. 3 Road, a collection of modern Hong Kong immigrant-oriented shopping centres built in the 1980s and 1990s (Golden Village).
    • Steveston - Part of the City of Richmond, once located around Moncton and Bayview Streets, burned down in the 1918 Steveston fire. Steveston is usually considered historically as a Japanese enclave, and was never referred to as Chinatown for that reason despite a Chinese presence.
  • Vancouver - Historic Chinatown on Pender Street and Main Street (Chinatown, Vancouver)

• Historical Chinatowns elsewhere in BC.
  • Lillooet's Chinatown - the BC Interior's first Chinatown
  • Barkerville's Chinatown - although ostensibly about Barkerville per se, content here is all Chinese-related.
  • Map of Barkerville, explaining location and circumstances of Chinatown
  • Yale's Chinatown - the first Chinatown on the BC Mainland
  • Yale's On Lee House - a surviving structure of Yale's Chinatown
  • Cumberland's Chinatown - once the second-largest on the West Coast of North America (c.1910), founded as a protected camp for Chinese strike-breakers by the Dunsmuir coal empire.
  • Cumberland's Chinese Strikebreakers, from Digital Collections "King Coal" series
  • Picture of Cumberland's Chinatown, 1910
  • Chinatown at Keefer's, Fraser Canyon CPR Construction 1880s

Nanaimo (2004 pop. ... This article is about the city of Victoria. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... “New Westminster” redirects here. ... Aerial view of Metrotown and central Burnaby from the south, with Burrard Inlet and North Vancouver beyond. ... The Crystal Mall, from Kingsway The Crystal Mall, from up close. ... Richmond is an incorporated city on the Pacific coast of the Canadian province of British Columbia. ... A small sample of typical stores in the Golden Village. ... Steveston Fishermans Wharf Steveston was originally a small town near Vancouver, British Columbia, but has since been absorbed into the city of Richmond, British Columbia, a community in the Greater Vancouver Regional District. ... For other uses, see Vancouver (disambiguation). ... Chinatown in Downtown Vancouver with Coast Mountains in the background An upscale suburban Chinese mall in Richmond, the new Chinatown. The Chinatown of Vancouver, British Columbia is the second largest Chinatown in North America (after Chinatown, San Francisco, which is arguably the largest). ... Cumberland is a village in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. ...

Manitoba

• Chinatown, Winnipeg - King Street between James and Higgins Avenues

Chinatown of Winnipeg The Chinatown of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada was formed in 1909. ...

Ontario

Toronto Downtown Chinatown

• Ottawa - Somerset Street

• Toronto (see Chinatown, Toronto) Originally at Dundas and Elizabeth streets before the construction of the current city hall in the 1960s, now localized along Spadina Avenue between College and Queen Streets
  • Agincourt (Toronto, formerly Scarborough) - Various stretches of commercial plazas on several main thoroughfares, no clear boundaries shared with the Chinatown on Steeles Avenue to the north (see below)
  • "East Chinatown" - Gerrard Street East/between Broadview Avenue and Carlaw Avenue.
  • "Highway 7" - Various commercial plazas along Highway 7 between Bayview and Warden Avenues in Richmond Hill and Markham
  • Mississauga - Dundas Street and Tomken. This location is the only one in the Greater Toronto Area clearly marked with a Paifang
  • "Steeles Avenue" (Markham) - Between Esna Park Drive and McCowan Road, is generally accepted to be centered at Kennedy and Steeles Avenue by Market Village Mall, Pacific Mall and Splendid China Tower.
  • "Victoria Park Avenue" (Toronto, formerly North York and Scarborough) - Between McNicoll and Steeles Avenues, arguably its own entity or an extension of the Agincourt Chinatown or the one on Steeles Avenue

• Windsor - Wyandotte Street West

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Quebec

• Montreal

Main article: Chinatown, Montreal

- Boulevard Saint-Laurent between Viger and René-Lévesque, and La Gauchetière between Saint-Dominique and the Palais des Congrès

• • Brossard - boulevard Taschereau

Nickname: Motto: Concordia Salus (well-being through harmony) Coordinates: , Country Province Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1][2][3]  - City 365. ... The gate on Saint Lawrence Boulevard. ... Motto: Si Je Puis Oultre (Old French for If I Can Do More) Coordinates: Country  Canada Province Québec Administrative region Montérégie (16) RCM Independent City (previously the now defunct Champlain) Electoral district Federal: Brossard—La Prairie      MP: Marcel Lussier Provincial: La Pinière      MNA: Fatima Houda-P...

Saskatchewan

• Saskatoon - originally on 19th Street and re-located to Idylwyld Drive
• Regina

Saskatoon is a city located in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. ... Nickname: The Queen City Motto: Floreat Regina (Let Regina Flourish) Location of Regina in the SE quadrant of Saskatchewan Coordinates: Country Canada Province Saskatchewan District Assiniboia Established 1882 Government  - City Mayor Pat Fiacco  - Governing body Regina City Council  - MPs Dave Batters Ralph Goodale Tom Lukiwski Andrew Scheer  - MLAs Joanne Crofford...

Cuba

• Havana, Cuba - Barrio Chino, includes many Chinese restaurants and Cuban-Chinese friendship societies

This article is about the capital of Cuba. ...

France

• Paris - see 13th arrondissement
  • Belleville - rue Rebelvalle

This article is about the capital of France. ... The 13e arrondissement is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. ... Belleville is a neighborhood of Paris, located in the 20th arrondissement. ...

Greece

• Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki or Salonica (Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη) is Greeces second-largest city and the capital of Macedonia. ...

Hungary

• Budapest - (Source: http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Cafe/1718/jjchinatown.html)

For other uses, see Budapest (disambiguation). ...

India

• Kolkata (Calcutta)

An opium den in the China Town, Kolkata, 1945 Chinatown in the eastern part of the city of Kolkata is the only Chinatown in India. ... This article is on Calcutta/Kolkata, the city. ...

Ireland

• Dublin (Source: http://worldwide.chinatownonline.org/europe/)

Dublin city centre at night WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Leinster County: Dáil Éireann: Dublin Central, Dublin North Central, Dublin North East, Dublin North West, Dublin South Central, Dublin South East European Parliament: Dublin Dialling Code: +353 1 Postal District(s): D1-24, D6W Area: 114. ...

Israel

• Tel Aviv - citation needed

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Indonesia

• Jakarta - Jalan Gajah Mada
• Medan
• Semarang
• Singkawang
• Pontianak

This page is about the capital city of Indonesia. ... Medan is the capital city of North Sumatra province, Indonesia. ... Semarang is a city on the north coast of the island of Java, Indonesia. ... About 160 km north of Pontianak is the municipality of Singkawang, population estimated to be about 150,000 residents, of which 70% are Chinese descent. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Italy

• Milan (Source: http://www.chinatownitalia.it/inglese/home.php)
• Florence, Italy (Source: http://www.chinatownitalia.it/inglese/citta.php?citta=Florence)
• Bologna, Italy (Source: http://www.chinatownitalia.it/inglese/citta.php?citta=Bologna)

For other uses, see Milan (disambiguation). ... Florence (Italian, Firenze) is a city in the center of Tuscany, in central Italy, on the Arno River, with a population of around 400,000, plus a suburban population in excess of 200,000. ... Bologna (from Latin Bononia, Bulaggna in the local dialect) is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, between the Po River and the Apennines. ...

Japan

Chinatown, Yokohama

• Yokohama (See Yokohama Chinatown)
• Kobe (See Kobe Chinatown)
• Nagasaki

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 896 KB) Description: Entrance to the Chinatown in Yokohama, Japan. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 896 KB) Description: Entrance to the Chinatown in Yokohama, Japan. ... For a tire company, known by Yokohama Tyre, see Yokohama Rubber Company. ... Yokohama Chinatowns Goodwill Gate Yokohama Chinatowns East Gate Temple in Yokohama Chinatown Yokohama Chinatown (Japanese: 横浜中華街, yokohama chÅ«kagai; Traditional Chinese: 橫濱中華街; Mandarin Pinyin: ; Cantonese Jyutping: Waang4 ban1 zung1 waa4 gaai1) is located in Yokohama, Japan. ... Kobe ) is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture and a prominent port city in Japan with a population of about 1. ... Kobe Chinatown (Nankin-machi) (Japanese: 南京町; Traditional Chinese: 南京街) is located on Kobe, Japan. ... Nagasaki ) ( ) is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan. ...

Malaysia

• Kuala Lumpur - Jalan Petaling / Petaling Street (see Chinatown, Kuala Lumpur)
• Georgetown,Penang-A old town full with oversea's Chinese.

Nickname: Motto: Maju dan makmur (Malay: Progress and Prosper) Location in Malaysia Coordinates: , Country State Establishment 1857 Granted city status 1974 Government  - Mayor (Datuk Bandar) Datuk Abdul Hakim Borhan From 14 December 2006 Area  - City 243. ... Today a Green Dragon covers Petaling Street. ... Green Dragon cover Petaling Street nowdays. ... // Georgetown or George Town may refer to: Georgetown, Ascension Island capital of Ascension Island George Town, Bahamas George Town, Cayman Islands capital of the Cayman Islands Georgetown, Grenada Georgetown, Guyana capital city of Guyana Georgetown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Janjanbureh, Gambia, formerly known as Georgetown Es Castell in Minorca... State motto: Bersatu dan Setia (United and Loyal) State anthem: Untuk Negeri Kita (For Our State) Capital George Town Ruling party Barisan Nasional  - Yang Di-Pertua Negeri Abdul Rahman bin Haji Abbas  - Ketua Menteri Dr Koh Tsu Koon History    - Ceded by Kedah to British 11 August 1786   - Japanese occupation 1942...

Mexico

• Mexicali
• Mexico City

Mexicali is the capital of the state of Baja California, Mexico as well as the capital of the municipality of Mexicali. ... Nickname: Motto: Ciudad en movimiento Location of Mexico City in central Mexico Coordinates: , Country Federal entity Boroughs The 16 delegaciones Founded c. ...

Myanmar (Burma)

• Yangon (Rangoon)

Yangon (Burmese: , population 5,000,000 (nearly) (2007 census), formerly Rangoon, is the largest city and former capital of Myanmar (previously known as Burma, prior to 1989). ...

Nauru

• Aiwo

Aiwo (rarely Aiue, in earlier times Yangor) is a district and constituency in the country Nauru, located in the west of the island. ...

The Netherlands

Rotterdam, The Netherlands

• Amsterdam
• Rotterdam
• The Hague

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New Zealand

• Auckland Mt Albert, Northcote, Upper Queen Street
• Wellington

For other uses, see Auckland (disambiguation). ... For the first Duke of Wellington, see Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. ...

Peru

• Lima

Nickname: Motto: Hoc signum vere regum est Lima Province and Lima within Peru Coordinates: , Country  Peru Region Lima Region Province Lima Province Settled January 18, 1535 Government  - Mayor Luis Castañeda Lossio Area  - City 804. ...

Philippines

• Manila - Ongpine Street, see Binondo
  • Manila Bay - Neo Chinatown
• Cebu City
• Davao City - Uyanguren Street, includes a night market patterrned after those in Hong Kong

Nickname: Motto: Linisin Ibangon Maynila Map of Metro Manila showing the location of Manila Coordinates: 14°35 N 121° E Country Region Districts 1st to 6th districts of Manila Barangays 897 Incorporated (city) June 10, 1574 Government  - Mayor Alfredo Lim (2007-2010 GO)  - Vice Mayor Isko Moreno (AM/PDP-Laban... Binondo is a enclave in Manila primarily populated by overseas Chinese who chose to live in the Philippines. ... Nickname: Map of Cebu showing the location of Cebu City Coordinates: 10°17 N 123°54 E Country Region Province Cebu (capital) Districts 1st and 2nd districts of Cebu City Barangays 80 Incorporated (town) 1565 Incorporated (city) February 24, 1937 Government  - Mayor Tomas D.R. Osmeña (BO-PK/Lakas... Nickname: Map of Davao Region showing the location of Davao City Coordinates: 7° 30 N, 126° E Country Region Province None Districts 1st to 3rd Districts of Metro Davao Barangays 184 Incorporated (town) 1848 Incorporated (city) October 16, 1936 Government  - Mayor Rodrigo Duterte (Hugpong/PDP-Laban) (2007-2010)  - Vice Mayor... Chichicastenango, Guatemala traditional market Market stall in internally displaced persons camp in Kitgum, northern Uganda Mercado dos Lavradores, Funchal (Madeira Islands) A market is a mechanism which allows people to trade, normally governed by the theory of supply and demand. ...

Portugal

• Varziela Chinatown in Vila do Conde - Portugal's only Chinatown.^[1]

Coat of Arms Vila do Conde and the Ave River. ...

Russia

• St. Petersburg
• Ussuriysk
• Yekaterinburg

Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and... The city of Ussuriysk (Russian: Уссурийск) sits in the middle of a fertile valley at the junction of three rivers in Primorsky Krai, Russia, at 43. ... Snow-covered statue of Sverdlov in Yekaterinburg Yekaterinburgs Church on the Blood built on the spot where the Tsar and his family were executed. ...

Serbia

• Belgrade

For other uses, see Belgrade (disambiguation). ...

Singapore

• Singapore (see Chinatown, Singapore)

The Chinatown Heritage Centre at Pagoda Street occupies three shophouses in Chinatown, newly restored to house memories and untold stories of Singapore’s early forefathers. ...

South Africa

• Johannesburg
  • Derrick Street, Cyrildene and also in and around Bruma. There are approximately 30 restaurants offering food from various areas in China and Taiwan. There are also lots of shops/supermarkets and street vendors selling fresh vegetables, seafood and street food.
  • Commissioner Street, CBD. This was Johannesburg's original Chinatown until it moved to Cyrildene in the 1990s. There are a few restaurants and a supermarket still here.

• Bronkhorstspruit, east of Pretoria
  • An expanding Chinese settlement is situated here.

Yaowarat Road, Bangkok

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Thailand

• Yaowarat, Samphanthawong, Bangkok (See Yaowarat Road)

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United Arab Emirates

• Dubai

Coordinates: , Emirate Government  - Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Area [1]  - Metro 4,114 km² (1,588. ...

United Kingdom

Entry arch, Newcastle

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England

• Birmingham (See Chinatown, Birmingham)
• Liverpool
• London (See Chinatown, London)
  • Colindale - Oriental City complex
  • Croydon - China Town Mall
• Manchester
• Newcastle upon Tyne
• Sheffield

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Northern Irland

• Belfast - Donegall Pass

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Scotland

• Edinburgh
• Glasgow

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United States

California

Chinatown, San Francisco

Monterey Park, California

• Chinese Camp - Highway 49, old gold mining town of early Chinese residents and shops near Yosemite National Park
• Truckee - defunct, only one building remains (Source: http://www.sierrasun.com/article/20041128/LIFE/111280007)
• Fresno - defunct, but there are efforts to revitalize it (Source: http://www.fresno-chinatown.org/index.html)
• Eureka - destroyed in 1886
• Chico - existed around 1865 in the area of Flume Street between East Fifth and East Sixth, several blocks over and had a population of more than 500 Chinese. (Source: http://www.newsreview.com/chico/Content?oid=oid%3A6795)
• Hanford - China Alley, between Green Streeet and White Strret (Chinese buildings still standing, but not particularly culturally active)
• Los Angeles - Broadway Avenue, Spring Street. (See Chinatown, Los Angeles.)
  • Alhambra - mixture of Chinese plazas and storefronts along Valley Boulevard from Fremont Avenue to New Avenue
  • Arcadia - strip malls along Baldwin Avenue, supermarkets on Duarte Avenue
  • Artesia - Pioneer Boulevard nearby the "Little Indiar" community
  • Diamond Bar - some Chinese businesses on Grand Ave.
  • Hacienda Heights - Azusa Avenue and in neighboring City of Industry on Colima Road
  • Irvine - small handful of strip malls on Culver Drive geared towards Taiwanese
  • Monterey Park - combination of Chinese older storefronts and later strip malls (strong cluster of Chinese supermarkets, restaurants, stores, and professional offices) are found along the main business routes of Atlantic Boulevard, Garfield Avenue, Garvey Avenue
  • Rosemead - generally scattered Chinese retail along Garvey Avenue (arguably an extension of Chinese businesses in Monterey Park) and on Valley Blvd (possible extension of San Gabreil)
  • Rowland Heights - concentration on Colima Road and another cluster eastward around Nogales Avenue
  • San Gabriel - Valley Boulevard (from New Avenue to Delta Ave), mostly focused on San Gabriel Square anchored by 99 Ranch Market
  • San Marino - Huntington Dr
  • Temple City - Las Tunas Drive
  • Walnut - Chinese businesses on Grand Ave and Amar Rd
  • West Covina - Hong Kong Plaza (with Hong Kong Supermarket) filled with a variety of Asian retail and eateries on Glendora Ave.
  • Westminster - Not a "Chinatown" per se, but Bolsa Avenue's official “Little Saigon” also has many "Chinese" businesses and residents of Vietnamese-born Chinese immigrants. Ironically, although a Vietnamese community, this is the only location in Southern California outside Chinatown where a Chinese paifang leads to a shopping plaza.
• Nevada City - defunct, but a cemetery remains
• Oakland - Broadway, 7th Street, Harrison Avenue, 10th Street (See Chinatown, Oakland.)
  • Fremont - Little Taipei Plaza on Warm Springs Boulevard
  • San Antonio District - International Blvd, newer retail concentration pioneered by ethnic Chinese from Southeast Asia
• Riverside - Brockton and Tequesquite (historic site - National Register of Historic Places)
• Sacramento - 3rd, 5th, J, and I Streets
  • South Sacramento - Strip malls going up on Stockton Blvd with a range of newer combined Chinese and Vietnamese retail
  • Fiddleton - historic mining community which populated up to 5000 Chinese. The Chinese medicine store Chew Kee Store operates as a museum
  • Isleton - includes the preserved historic Bing Kung Tong Building
  • Locke - rural town including Locke Historic District - National Register of Historic Places
• Salinars - defunct, soledad Street, Bing Kong Tong Chinese Free Masons building remains but the area is nowaadays a decrepit skid row
• San Diego - historic Market and K Streets, 2nd and 5th Avenues near the Gas Lamp Quartet, re-themed as the Asian Pacific Historic Thematic District
  • Clairemont Mesa - small combined Chinese and Korean concentration on Convoy Street with 99 Ranch Market
• San Francisco - Jackson Street, Stockton Avenue. (See Chinatown, San Francisco.)
  • Richmond District
  • Sunset District
• San Jose - no contemporary "Chinatown" in existence
  • Cupertino - North Wolfe Road, Cupertino Village anchor by 99 Ranch Market
  • Milpitas - Barber Lane
  • Mountain View - Castro street in downtown, with a collection of stores, eateries, grocers, bakers for the Hong Kong immigrant community
• San Louis Obispo - Palm Street, only the historique Ah Louis Store remains as a museum
• Stockton - Washington Street and Chung Wah Lane, mostly decimated since the 1960s but several Chinese facilities are still fairly active on two blocks (including a Chinese restaurant in operaton since the 1890s)
• Weaverville - a gold mining-era town that had a Chiantown but burned down in 1906. The remaininng Taoist joss house is on the National Register of Historic Places

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Colorado

• Denver - old Chinatown in Hop Alley.

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District of Columbia

Washington DC Chinatown

• Washington, D.C. - H Street, with "satellites" in Rockville, Maryland and Alexandria, Virginia. (See Chinatown, Washington, D.C..)

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Florida

• Miami - NE 167th Street and 163rd Street, between NE 6th Avenue and NE 19th Avenue
• Tampa - Waters and Armenia Avenues

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Georgia

• Chamblee, Doraville & Duluth (all Suburbs of Atlanta)- mixed Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese areas on Buford Highway (There is no "Chinatown" in the city of Atlanta)

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Hawaii

• Honolulu, Honolulu - Beretannia Street, Mounakea Street

Chicago Chinatown

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Idaho

• Boise - founded in 1901 and lasted until 1970s, formerly on 8th Street and Front Street

Illinois

• Chicago - Along Wentworth at Cermak. [1] (See Chinatown, Chicago, Illinois.)
  • New Chinatown, Chicago

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Maryland

• Baltimore - Park Avenue
• Rockville - A "satellite" of the Washington, DC Chinatown.

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Massachusetts

Boston Chinatown

• Boston - Kneeland Street Chinatown (Boston)
  • Quincy, Massachusetts - alternative to original Chinatown on Hancock Street

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Michigan

• Detroit - First Chinatown became extinct since the 1950s do to construct of John Lodge Freeway. Relocated Chinatown on Cass and Petersboro Avenue in the 1960s, but is now mostly abandoned with some Chinese facilities still remaining
• Madison Heights - new "Chinatown" in the Detroit area within strip malls on John R. Road.

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Missouri

• St. Louis - original Chinatown defunct in early 1960s; second relocated Chinatown defunct since late 1970s
• University City - third new St. Louis area "Chinatown" on Olive Boulevard

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Montana

• Butte - has a defunct one (Source: http://www.maiwah.org/)

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Nebraska

• Omaha, Nebraska - defunct, vicinity of 12th and Douglas Streets with the On Leong Tong based at 111 North 12th. King Fong's Cantonese at 315 South 16th Street was opened in 1921 by Gin Ah Chin with elaborate furnishings imported from Hong Kong. (Source: E Pluribus Omaha: Immigrants All by Harry Otis and Donald Erickson, 2000)

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Nevada

• Las Vegas - fairly incontigous collection of Asian commercial plazas along Spring Mountain Road, most distinctive is Chinatown Plaza (See Chinatown, Las Vegas.)

Vegas redirects here. ... The Chinatown of Las Vegas, Nevada (Chinese: 拉斯維加斯中國城 (pinyin: Lāsīwéijiāsī Zhōngguóchéng) is a series of large shopping centers with ethnic Chinese and other pan-Asian businesses on Spring Mountain Road, with the original called Chinatown Plaza. ...

New Jersey

• Edison
• Newark had a Chinatown which is now defunct (Source: http://www.newarkchinatown.org/)
• Pleasantville - new one started on Black Horse Pike, near Atlantic City

Sunset Park, Brooklyn

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New York

• New York City - Canal Street, see Chinatown, Manhattan
  • Sunset Park, Brooklyn - 8th Avenue
  • Homecrest, Brooklyn - Avenue U
  • Elmhurst, Queens
  • Flushing, Queens - Roosevelt Avenue

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North Carolina

Charlotte's Asian Corner Mall

• Charlotte - Central Avenue (near Briar Creek Rd.) is the original "Chinatown" consisting of "Saigon Square" and 2 other Chinese shopping plazas, which consists of "Dim Sum Restaurant" (which serves New York styled dim sum), "Eang Hong Supermarket", "Van Loi" (which serves cha shao), and at least 12 other stores. Saigon Square has various Vietnamese stores including Pho Hoa (Vietnamese noodles).
  • Asian Corner Mall on North Tryon Street and Sugar Creek Road, developed from the defunct Tryon Mall in 1999, with "Dragon Court Restaurant", "Hong Kong BBQ", "International Supermarket", and "New Century Market" and several other Chinese/Vietnamese stores.

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Ohio

• Cleveland - around Payne Avenue and E. 30th Street
• Cincinnati - defunct (Source: http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2001/12/06/loc_sept_11_evokes.html)

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Oklahoma

• Oklahoma City - along N. Classen Blvd from N. 22nd Street to N. West 36th (See Asia District)
  • Satellite developments (mostly strip malls) in North West and South West suburban quadrants
• In the first half of the 20th century, hundreds of Chinese immigrants lived in an "underground Chinatown" beneath what is now the Cox Convention Center. The chambers were rediscovered, long-abandoned, in 1969. [2]

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Oregon

• Chinatown, Portland
  • Montavilla district - 82nd Avenue
• Jacksonville - has a defunct Chinatown (oldest in Oregon)

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Pennsylvania

Chinatown, Philadelphia

• Philadelphia - Cherry Street area (See Chinatown, Philadelphia)
  • Northeast Philadelphia - Adams Avenue and Roosevelt Blvd. (Hong Kong Supermarket area)
  • South Philadelphia - Washington Avenue and 10th Street (big Chinese/Vietnamese shopping center near Little Italy)

Old Pittsburgh Chinatown on Blvd. of the Allies

• Pittsburgh -
  • Defunct old Chinatown around Blvd of the Allies and Grant Street (two Chinese restaurants still exist from the original Chinatown)
    • The original tenants in the old original Pittsburgh Chinatown included, all of which are gone today:
      • Wing Hong Chinese Co., 519 Second Ave.
      • Hop Ching Wing, at 527 Second Ave
      • Quong Yuen Lee Co., 505 Second Ave
      • Quong Chong Shing, 511 Second Ave.
      • Sun Wing Sing Co, 507 Second Ave.
      • Quong Wah Hai Co., 314 Second Ave.
      • Lee Jan Fueng, 521 Second Ave.
      • (Source: http://www.pittsburghpostgazette.com/lifestyle/20031209chinatown1209p1.asp)

• • Most new Chinese stores are in Pittsburgh's "Strip District" on Penn Avenue and 18th Street
• Harrisburg - Cameron Street

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South Dakota

• Deadwood - defunct (Source: http://www.sdsmt.edu/wwwsarc/projects/deadwood/index.html)

A photograph of Deadwood in 1876. ...

Tennessee

• Memphis - Summer Avenue (east) near I-240

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Texas

Chinatown, Houston

• Houston - Chartres Street in Downtown (See Chinatown, Houston)
  • Bellaire (city of Houston) - Bellaire Boulevard
• Dallas - no actual Chinatown in existence
  • Garland
  • Plano - Coit Road and Park Road, Large Chinese Center at Hwy 75 and Legacy Road (open March 2007)
  • Richardson - Greenville Road
• Austin - prefabricated Chinatown Center on Lamar Boulevard, billed as Austin's "Chinatown" (new as of 2006) (Source: http://www.chinatownaustin.com/)

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Utah

• Salt Lake City, Utah - defunct one on Plum Valley

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Virginia

• Alexandria, Virginia - A "satellite" of the Washington, DC Chinatown.

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Washington

• Olympia - 5th Avenue and Water Street, defunct by the 1940s, this Chinatown was founded by the Lok family from Taishan in Guangdong, China. (Washington Governor Gary Locke is a descendant)
• Seattle (See International District, Seattle, Washington.)
  • Kent -Chinese-themed indoor mall on East Valley Highway,
• Spokane - defunct by the 1940s, it was on Trent Alley in downtown Spokane but is now a parking lot today
• Tacoma - defunct, burned down in 1885

Cholon, Ho Chi Minh City

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Vietnam

• Ho Chi Minh City (see Cholon)

“Saigon” redirects here. ... Cholon (Vietnamese: quoc ngu ; chu nom ) is the name of the Chinese district of Ho Chi Minh City (the former Saigon), the largest such Chinatown district in Vietnam. ...

See also

• Chinatowns
• List of named ethnic enclaves in North American cities
• Europe Street, a street in China dedicated to the European culture

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