Koreans in Indonesia
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 40,284 (2013) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Jakarta, Tangerang, Surabaya, Bandung | |
| Jakarta and surroundings | 34,924 |
| Elsewhere in Java | 3,872 |
| Bali, Sulawesi, Papua | 1,055 |
| Sumatra, Kalimantan | 433 |
| Languages | |
| Korean, English | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, Buddhism; minority of Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Korean diaspora | |
| Koreans in Indonesia | |||||||
| Korean name | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangul | 재인도네시아 한인 | ||||||
| Hanja | 在인도네시아 韓人 | ||||||
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| Indonesian name | |||||||
| Indonesian | Orang Korea di Indonesia | ||||||
| Transcriptions | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Jae-Indonesia Hanin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chae-Indonesia Hanin |
Koreans in Indonesia numbered 40,284 individuals as of 2013[update], making them the 13th-largest population of overseas Koreans, according to South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs; some local population estimates put their numbers even higher, at as many as 50,000 people.
One of the leading figures of the Indonesian independence movement, Komarudin (Korean name: Yang Chil-seong; Hangul: 양칠성; Hanja: ) was an ethnic Korean.
The Korean presence in Indonesia goes back several decades. The Jakarta International Korean School in East Jakarta opened on 1 February 1975, and as of 2007 enrolled 719 elementary school students, 357 middle school students, and 375 high school students. It is thus the largest Korean day school in Southeast Asia, at more than twice the enrollment of the one in Ho Chi Minh City. A Koreatown began to form in South Jakarta's Kebayoran Baru subdistrict as early as 1982, when Kim Woo-jae opened a shop selling kimchi and doenjang.
Between 2011 and 2013, their population increased by 11%. Nearly all (38,401, or 95%) are staying in Indonesia on ordinary residence visas. Other categories have shown rapid growth in recent years but remain small in absolute numbers: those on international student visas number 664 people (up 137% since 2011), 814 (up 285%) have permanent residence status, and 405 (up 58%) have become Indonesian citizens. The sex ratio of the community is unbalanced, with 1.3 men for every woman, similar to the pattern seen in most South Korean expatriate communities in Southeast Asian countries besides Malaysia and Singapore; however, the imbalance has decreased from earlier years. Unlike Japanese expatriates of earlier years, most South Korean expatriates come accompanied by their families. They have shown particular enthusiasm for learning the Indonesian language, and comprise most of the student body in Indonesian-language courses at the University of Indonesia.
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