Koreans in Mexico

Korean Mexicans
Mexicanos Coreanos
재멕시코 한국인
Korean migration to Mexico centennial monument in Mérida, Yucatán (2012)
Total population
11,800 South Korean nationals residing in the country and 1,000,000 Mexicans of Korean descent (2011)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Yucatán, Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, León, Querétaro, Puebla, Tlaxcala, Ecatepec, Chiconcuac, Colima, Nayarit, Aguascalientes, Toluca, Valle de Bravo, Tijuana
Languages
Korean, Spanish[2]
Religion
Christianity, Mahayana Buddhism[3]
Related ethnic groups
Korean diaspora, Asian Mexicans

Korean immigration to Mexico began in 1905. The first Korean migrant workers settled in Yucatán, while more recent migrants from South Korea often choose Mexico City as their destination. However, according to the embassy, it's estimated that 11,800 Korean nationals living in Mexico and 1,000,000 Mexicans of Korean descent.

  1. ^ 재외동포 본문(지역별 상세), Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 15 July 2011, p. 147, archived from the original on 26 May 2012, retrieved 25 February 2012
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kim10 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Kim 2006, p. 8