Haitians in the Dominican Republic
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The Haitian minority of the Dominican Republic (Spanish: Haitianos en la República Dominicana; Haitian Creole: Ayisyen nan Dominikani; French: Haïtiens en République dominicaine) is the largest ethnic minority in the Dominican Republic since the early 20th century.
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Total population | |
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Total population of Haitian ancestry 800,000~ (2008)[1] Residents of the Dominican Republic born in Haiti 458,233 (2013)[2] (5% of the Dominican population) Dominicans born to both a Haitian and a Dominican parent 105,381 (2012)[3] (1% of the Dominican population) Haitians born in the Dominican Republic to Haitian parents 104,531 (2013)[2] (1% of the Dominican population) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
The borderland, the North-Western Cibao valley, and the Southeastern (including Santo Domingo) region[4] | |
Languages | |
First language: Haitian Creole (96.3%), Spanish (1.7%), French (1.5%)[5] Speak Spanish: 73.8%[5] | |
Religion | |
Roman Catholicism, Evangelicalism, Adventism, African traditional religions, Other[6] |
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