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Colombian British
Ingleses colombianos
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Notable Colombian Britons:
Sonia Uribe, Jorge Castano
Colombia United Kingdom
Regions with significant populations
London (in particular Elephant and Castle in Southwark amongst other South London Boroughs)
Languages
British English • Spanish
Religion
Predominantly
Roman Catholic
Related ethnic groups
Colombian diaspora • Colombian people • Latin American Briton • Spanish Briton • British Brazilian
Portuguese British • Hispanic • Latino

Colombian Britons (Spanish: Colombo-Británicos) are British citizens or residents who are of Colombian ancestry. The Colombian British population is estimated at around between 130,000 and 160,000, making it the second largest Colombian community in Europe (after Spain, with around 240,000), and the 6th largest in the world after Colombia, United States, Argentina, Brazil and Spain respectively. The Colombian British ethnic group is not an official ethnic group in the United Kingdom census.

Background

The mid-1980s saw Colombians arriving not only as political refugees, but also as migrant workers escaping conditions in their home country. Many of them went into the catering industry. Currently, the capital cities of the United Kingdom and Colombia — London and Bogotá, respectively — are twinned cities.

Population distribution

See also: Colombians in London

The Colombian British population is one of the most compact non-indigenous communities in the UK. Around 90,000 of the 130,000+ Colombian Britons reside in London, like many of the other Latin American Briton communities. According to one estimate, Colombians make up the second largest sub-group of Latin American Britons behind Brazilian Britons, who number up to 200,000.[2] The single most popular area for Colombians in Britain is Elephant and Castle, London, where over 10% of the people are Hispanic South American.[3]

Notable Colombian Britons

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References and notes

  1. ^ Place of birth data collated by OECD based on 2001 UK Census
  2. ^ a b Sofia Buchuck. "Crossing borders: Latin American exiles in London". untoldLondon. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
  3. ^ Livelihood strategies among Colombian migrants in London
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