List of Chinatowns
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This is a list of Chinatowns (urban regions containing a large population of Chinese people within a non-Chinese society) in select countries. It includes the parent city with metropolitan older Chinatown and newer satellite "Chinatowns" in the suburban communities. It includes some Chinatowns in rural towns.
Key:
- Old main Chinatown in the anchor city - street or location
- New satellite "Chinatown" in an inner district or outer suburb
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Australia
Canada
Alberta
- Calgary - Downtown East Village
- Edmonton
- Lethbridge
British Columbia
Manitoba
Ontario
- Ottawa - Somerset Street
- Toronto - Dundas Street, Spadina Avenue (See Chinatown, Toronto.)
- Markham - Kennedy Road, Steeles Avenue
- Mississauga - Dundas Street
- Richmond Hill
- Scarborough
- Windsor - Ouelette Street
Quebec
- Montreal - boulevard Saint-Laurent
- Brossard - boulevard Taschereau
South Africa
- Johannesburg
- Cyrildene
United States
California
- Locke - rural town including Locke Historic District - National Register of Historic Places
- Los Angeles - Broadway Avenue, Spring Street. (See Chinatown, Los Angeles.)
- Alhambra - Valley Boulevard (from Fremont Avenue to New Avenue)
- Arcadia
- Artesia
- Irvine - Culver Drive
- Monterey Park - Atlantic Boulevard, Garfield Avenue, Garvey Avenue
- Rowland Heights - Colima Road, Nogales Avenue
- San Gabriel and Rosemead - Valley Boulevard (from New Avenue to Rosemead Boulevard)
- Oakland - Broadway, 7th Street, Harrison Avenue, 10th Street (See Chinatown, Oakland.)
- Riverside - Brockton and Tequesquite (historic site - National Register of Historic Places)
- Sacramento - 3rd, 5th, J, and I Streets
- San Diego - historic Market and K Streets, 2nd and 5th Avenues
- Clairemont Mesa - new "Chinatown" on Convoy Street
- San Francisco - Jackson Street, Stockton Avenue. (See Chinatown, San Francisco.)
- San Jose
District of Columbia
- Washington, DC - H Street, with a "satellite" in Rockville, Maryland. (See Chinatown, Washington, DC.)
Georgia
- Atlanta - no "Chinatown" in Atlanta proper
- Doraville - mixed Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese strip malls on Buford Highway
Hawaii
Illinois
- Chicago - Along Wentworth at Cermak. (See Chinatown, Chicago, Illinois.)
- New Chinatown, Chicago
Maryland
- Rockville - A "satellite" of the Washington, DC Chinatown.
Massachusetts
Michigan
- Detroit - First Chinatown became extinct since the 1950s. Relocated Chinatown in the 1960s, now defunct.
- Madison Heights - third new "Chinatown" with stripe malls on John R Road
Missouri
- St. Louis - original Chinatown defunct in early 1960s; second relocated Chinatown defunct since late 1970s
- University City - third new "Chinatown" on Olive Boulevard
Nevada
- Las Vegas - Spring Mountain Road (See Chinatown, Las Vegas.)
New York / New Jersey
North Carolina
- Charlotte - Asian Square Mall on North Tryon Street and Sugar Creek Road
- Central Avenue (near Briar Creek Rd.) has second largest concentration of Chinese stores
Oklahoma
- Oklahoma City - along Classen Blvd from N. 22nd Street to N. West 30th.
- New developments (mostly strip malls) in North West and South West OKC
Oregon
Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia
- Pittsburgh -
- Defunct old Chinatown around Blvd of the Allies and Grant Street
- Most new Chinese stores are in Pittsburgh's "Strip District" on Penn Avenue and 18th Street
Tennessee
- Memphis - Summer Avenue (east) near I-240
Texas
- Houston - Bellaire Avenue (See Chinatown, Houston.)
Washington
Major Chinatowns
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Binondo, Manila, Philippines
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- London, England
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Manchester, UK
- Melbourne, Australia
- New York, New York, USA
- Paris, France
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Portland, Oregon, USA
- Richmond,British Columbia Canada
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Seattle, Washington, USA
- Singapore
- Sydney, Australia
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Washington, D.C., USA
- Yokohama City, Japan
Lesser-known Chinatowns
- Aiwo, Nauru
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Brisbane, Australia
- Buenos Aires, Argentina (Belgrano neighborhood)
- Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Havana, Cuba
- Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
- Houston, Texas, USA
- Liverpool, UK
- Mexicali, Mexico
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Oakland, California, USA
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Sacramento, California, USA
- Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Wellington, New Zealand
- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Yangon, Burma