Nagata-ku, Kobe
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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.
Demographics[]
Nearly, Nagata-ku's population is deceasing, but foreigners are increasing. Nagata-ku 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[]
External links[]
Media related to Nagata-ku, Kobe at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website of Nagata-ku, Kobe (in Japanese)
Coordinates: 34°40′12″N 135°08′39″E / 34.67000°N 135.14417°E
Categories:
- Wards of Kobe
- Hyōgo geography stubs