Nagata (長田区, Nagata-ku) is one of 9 wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 11.46 km2, and a population of 96,072 (2018). This region suffered the largest number of casualties in the Great Hanshin earthquake.

Location of Nagata-ku in Kobe

Demographics

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In recent years Nagata-ku's overall population has been decreasing, but the number of foreign residents has been increasing. Nagata-ku now has the largest Korean and Vietnamese communities in Kobe.

Foreigners in Nagata-ku,Kobe[1]
Nationality Population (2018)
  South Korea 4,485
  Vietnam 1,486
  China 744
Others 458


Education

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West Kobe Korean Elementary School (西神戸朝鮮初級学校), a North Korean school, is in the ward.[2]

The South Korean government maintains the Korean Education Center (Korean: 고베한국교육원, Japanese: 神戸韓国教育院) in this ward.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "神戸市 統計)" (PDF). Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "ウリハッキョ一覧" (Archive). Chongryon. Retrieved on October 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "Home". Korean Education Center. Retrieved 2020-05-16. 653-0031 兵庫県神戶市長田区西尻池町2丁目4番30号4階
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