Tamil population by cities

This is a list of Tamil population per city (excluding Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry).Some cities in Sri Lanka also includes Sri Lankan Moors population because most of them have Tamil as their mother tongue.In Singapore the number also includes ethnic Tamils who don't speak Tamil at home

scope=col\|City ! scope=col\|Country ! scope=col\|Numbers ! scope=col\|Percent ! scope=col\|Year ! scope=col\|Notes ! scope=col class=unsortable\|Refs
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Mysore	{{IND}}	align=right\|137,452	align=right\|4.58%	2011 census
Ballari	{{IND}}	align=right\|8,309	align=right\|1.74%	2011 census
Tirupati	{{IND}}	align=right\|10,041	align=right\|3.40%	2011 census
Bangalore	{{IND}}	align=right\|2,379,697	align=right\|16.34%	2011 census
Thiruvananthapuram	{{IND}}	align=right\|38,813	align=right\|1.18%	2011 census
Hyderabad	{{IND}}	align=right\|74,910	align=right\|1.1%	2011 census
Anuradhapura	{{LKA}}	align=right\|4,720	align=right\|9.33%	2012 census
Kandy	{{LKA}}	align=right\|38,086	align=right\|24.01%	2012 census		{{cite web\|title=Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Colombo District – Table A3 : Population by divisional secretariat, ethnic group and sex\|url=http://www.statistics.gov.lk/PopHouSat/CPH2011/Pages/Activities/Reports/District/Colombo/A3.pdf\|publisher=Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka}}
Kolonnawa	{{LKA}}	align=right\|19,881	align=right\|30.64%	2012 census		{{cite web\|title=Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Colombo District – Table A3 : Population by divisional secretariat, ethnic group and sex\|url=http://www.statistics.gov.lk/PopHouSat/CPH2011/Pages/Activities/Reports/District/Colombo/A3.pdf\|publisher=Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka}}
Negombo	{{LKA}}	align=right\|32,860	align=right\|23.19%	2012 census
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	{{LKA}}	align=right\|13,511	align=right\|12.57%	2012 census		{{cite web\|title=Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Colombo District – Table A3 : Population by divisional secretariat, ethnic group and sex\|url=http://www.statistics.gov.lk/PopHouSat/CPH2011/Pages/Activities/Reports/District/Colombo/A3.pdf\|publisher=Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka}}
Moratuwa	{{LKA}}	align=right\|7,260	align=right\|4.1%	2012 census
Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia	{{LKA}}	align=right\|49,839	align=right\|27.24%	2012 census		{{cite web\|title=Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Colombo District – Table A3 : Population by divisional secretariat, ethnic group and sex\|url=http://www.statistics.gov.lk/PopHouSat/CPH2011/Pages/Activities/Reports/District/Colombo/A3.pdf\|publisher=Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka}}
Durban	{{ZAF}}	align=right\|378,000	align=right\|11.3%
London	{{GBR}}	align=right\|200,000	align=right\|2.35%
Toronto	{{CAN}}	align=right\|200,000	align=right\|7.52%
Singapore	{{SIN}}	align=right\|198,449	align="right" \|4.91%	2020 census	{{Efn\|Resident Indian Tamil population. Another source puts the Tamil population in Singapore at 200,000.{{cite web\|last=Sivasupramaniam\|first=V.\|title=History of the Tamil Diaspora\|url=http://murugan.org/research/sivasupramaniam.htm\|publisher=International Conferences on Skanda-Murukan}}}}	{{cite web\|title=Basic Demographic Characteristics: Table 6 Indian Resident Population by Age Group, Dialect Group and Sex\|url=http://www.singstat.gov.sg/publications/publications_and_papers/cop2010/census_2010_release1/excel/t1-11.xls\|work=Census of Population 2010 Statistical Release 1: Demographic Characteristics, Education, Language and Religion\|publisher=Department of Statistics, Singapore\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130908091821/http://www.singstat.gov.sg/publications/publications_and_papers/cop2010/census_2010_release1/excel/t1-11.xls\|archivedate=2013-09-08}}{{Cite web\|title=CENSUS OF POPULATION 2020: Table 6 Indian Resident Population by Age Group, Detailed Ethnic Group and Sex\|url=https://www.singstat.gov.sg/-/media/files/publications/cop2020/sr1/cop2020sr1.pdf}}
Colombo	{{LKA}}	align=right\|457,820	align=right\|60.8%	2012 census	{{Efn\|name=Tamil only\|Sri Lankan Tamil, Indian Tamil and Sri Lankan Moorsonly. Excludes other ethnic groups whose mother tongue is Tamil.}}{{Efn\|Tamil population in Colombo and Thimbirigasyaya DS Divisions which together make up the Colombo municipality.}}	{{cite web\|title=Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Colombo District – Table A3 : Population by divisional secretariat, ethnic group and sex\|url=http://www.statistics.gov.lk/PopHouSat/CPH2011/Pages/Activities/Reports/District/Colombo/A3.pdf\|publisher=Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka}}
Penang	{{MYS}}	align=right\|166,000	align=right\|10.0%
Kuala Lumpur	{{MYS}}	align=right\|142,300	align=right\|10.3%
Paris	{{FRA}}	align=right\|100,000	align=right\|1.00%
Jaffna	{{LKA}}	align=right\|80,743	align=right\|98.43%	2004 census	{{Efn\|name=Tamilonly\|Sri Lankan Tamil and Indian Tamil only. Excludes Sri Lankan Moors and other ethnic groups whose mother tongue is Tamil.}}	{{cite web\|title=Sustainable Cities Programme: Jaffna City Profile\|url=http://unhabitat.lk/downloads/SCP/Jaffna.pdf\|publisher=United Nations Human Settlements Programme, Sri Lanka\|page=Annex 4}}
Batticaloa	{{LKA}}	align=right\|516,144	align=right\|98.30%	2012 census	{{Efn\|name=Tamilonly}}{{Efn\|Tamil population in Manmunai North DS Division which is commensurate with Batticaloa municipality.}}	{{cite web\|title=Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Batticaloa District – Table A3 : Population by divisional secretariat, ethnic group and sex\|url=http://www.statistics.gov.lk/PopHouSat/CPH2011/Pages/Activities/Reports/District/batticaloa/A3.pdf\|publisher=Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka}}
Ipoh	{{MYS}}	align=right\|73,220	align=right\|11.3%
Medan	{{IDN}}	align=right\|40,000	align=right\|1.67%
Vavuniya	{{LKA}}	align=right\|35,605	align=right\|93.45%	2012 census	{{Efn\|name=Tamilonly}}{{Efn\|name=urban\|Tamil population in urban council area.}}	{{cite web\|title=Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Vavuniya District – Table A8 : Population by ethnic group, sex and sector\|url=http://www.statistics.gov.lk/PopHouSat/CPH2011/Pages/Activities/Reports/District/Vavuniya/A8.pdf\|publisher=Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka}}
Mannar	{{LKA}}	align=right\|21,597	align=right\|88.45%	2012 census	{{Efn\|name=Tamilonly}}{{Efn\|name=urban}}	{{cite web\|title=Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Mannar District – Table A8 : Population by ethnic group, sex and sector\|url=http://www.statistics.gov.lk/PopHouSat/CPH2011/Pages/Activities/Reports/District/Mannar/A8.pdf\|publisher=Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka}}
Thaton	{{MYA}}	align=right\|15,000	align=right\|12%			{{cite web\|title=Valluvar Kottam goes overseas, to be inaugurated at Myanmar in May\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/valluvar-kottam-goes-overseas-to-be-inaugurated-at-myanmar-in-may/articleshow/63405283.cms\|work=The Times of India}}
Montreal	{{CAN}}	align=right\|10,000	align=right\|0.82%
Sungai Siput	{{MYS}}	align=right\|9,500	align=right\|20.1%
Kuala Selangor	{{MYS}}	align=right\|8,500	align=right\|20.3%
Oslo	{{NOR}}	align=right\|7,200	align=right\|1.29%
Bagan Datoh	{{MYS}}	align=right\|6,950	align=right\|20.2%
Palermo	{{ITA}}	align=right\|4,500	align=right\|0.60%

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