Hinduism_in_Belize
Hinduism is a minority faith in Belize. According to 2010 census, 0.2% of Belize population is Hindu.[1]
2000 | 2010 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number | % | Number | % | |
Total Population | 232,111 | 304,106 | ||
- Hindu Population | 367 | 0.2 | 612 | 0.2 |
However, the Association of Religion Data Archives states that as of 2005, 2.0% identify as Hindu.[2] According to other sources it is 2.3%.[3]
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.
Though 3.9% of the population of Belize are Indians, most of them are Christians. Only about 40% are still Hindus.[citation needed]
There are two Hindu temples in Belize, one on Albert Street, Belize city and Sukh Shanti Temple, Corozal.[4] Festivals like Diwali,[5] Janmashtmi[6] are celebrated by Hindus in this temple.
- Belize Population and Housing Census 2010: Country Report (PDF). Belmopan, Belize C.A.: he Statistical Institute of Belize. 2013. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- "Religious Intelligence - Country Profile: Belize". January 17, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-01-17.
- 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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