Nagata-ku, Kobe
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
Nearly, Nagata-ku's population is deceasing, but foreigners are increasing. Nagata-ku has the largest Korean and Vietnamese Communities in Kobe.
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| Nationality | Population (2018) |
|---|---|
 South Korea | 4,485 |
 Vietnam | 1,486 |
 China | 744 |
| Others | 458 |
Education
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
External links
Media related to Nagata-ku, Kobe at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website of Nagata-ku, Kobe (in Japanese)
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