Bangladeshi New Zealanders ( bn, নিউজিল্যান্ডীয় বাংলাদেশী) refers to New Zealand citizens or residents who have full or partial
Bangladeshi
Bangladeshis ( bn, বাংলাদেশী ) are the citizens of Bangladesh, a South Asian country centered on the transnational historical region of Bengal along the eponymous bay.
Bangladeshi citizenship was formed in 1971, when the ...
heritage or people who emigrated from
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
and reside in New Zealand. There are around 1,623 Bangladeshis in New Zealand, according to the census in 2013.
The largest Bangladeshi communities are mainly present in
Auckland
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in the country and the List of cities in Oceania by po ...
with smaller communities in other cities.
History
Bangladeshis are relatively new migrants to New Zealand. Since 1970, migration from Bangladesh has steadily increased with the majority arriving under the Skilled Migration Program. Most Bangladesh-born have settled in the urban areas of Auckland while smaller numbers settled in other cities.
Geographic distribution
2013 census
The latest
census in 2013 recorded 1,623 Bangladesh-descent people in New Zealand.
See also
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Immigration to New Zealand
Migration to New Zealand began with Polynesian settlement in New Zealand, then uninhabited, about 1250 to 1280. European migration provided a major influx following the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. Subsequent immigration has be ...
References
External links
GaanBaksho NZ(Bangladeshi community portal in New Zealand & Australia)
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Asian New Zealander
Bangladeshi diaspora