Nagata-ku, Kobe explained

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

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)
	4,485
	1,486
	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]

External links

• Official website of Nagata-ku, Kobe

34.67°N 135.1442°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: 神戸市 統計). April 14, 2018.
2. "ウリハッキョ一覧" (Archive). Chongryon. Retrieved on October 14, 2015.
3. Web site: Home. Korean Education Center. 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 .