Nepalis in South Korea

Nepalis in South Korea
한국에 거주한 네팔인
brhangug-e geojuhan nepal-in hito
दक्षिण कोरियामा रहेका नेपालीहरु
Dakṣiṇa kōriyāmā rahēkā nēpālīharu
Total population
70,015 (2013)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Uijeongbu · Ansan · Gimhae · Gwangju[2]
Languages
Korean · Maithili • Nepali • Newari • Magar
Religion
Hinduism (Majority) · Buddhism · Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Nepali diaspora

Nepalese in South Korea comprise Korean Citizens and Nepalese migrant workers, including temporary expatriates and permanent residents, as well as their locally born descendants of either Korean or Nepalese nationality. The Nepalese in South Korea are mainly of three distinct ethnic groups: Khas, Madhesis and Janjatis.[3]

  1. ^ Total Nepalese in Korea Southpublisher=Ministry of Justice, South Korea, 2009, p. 262, retrieved 2011-03-21{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ "10,000 Nepalese Diaspora Emerging in Korea", The Korea Times, 2009-10-23, retrieved 2010-08-23
  3. ^ "Korea Madhesi Society to inspect condition of migrant Madhesi Victims in korea".