162:. They trace their origins to South Korean migrant workers who worked on deep-ocean fishing boats based on the island starting in the 1960s. Fishing, along with construction, was one of the main sources of overseas employment for South Koreans for decades; by the 1970s, nearly 15,000 Koreans resided in Las Palmas, making them about 4% of the city's population of 350,000. Many brought their families over and became rooted in Spain, sending their children to local schools. However, with the decline of South Korea's ocean fisheries industries in the 1990s, their population shrank, from 2,283 individuals in 1997 to just 1,292 by 1999, a number which decreased at a slower rate over the following decade to reach 1,197 by 2011. Most of the remaining Korean population have shifted away from the fishing industry, and their children have largely entered professional fields, achieving relative affluence.
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128:Koreans in the United Kingdom
102:2006 statistics from Spain's
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269:South Korea–Spain relations
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98:Demography and distribution
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516:라스팔마스의 코리안 커뮤니티 형성과 특징
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16:Ethnic group
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1147:Philippines
711:Venezuelans
701:Salvadorans
691:Paraguayans
676:Ecuadorians
491:재외동포현황 - 유럽
257:Marvin Park
229:Ahn Eak-tai
92:the country
1493:Categories
1360:Micronesia
1228:Arab world
1185:Bangladesh
1178:South Asia
840:Ukrainians
810:Bulgarians
779:Pakistanis
706:Uruguayans
671:Dominicans
661:Colombians
646:Argentines
543:2012-02-25
527:2008-11-07
506:2008-10-05
482:2008-11-07
458:2008-11-07
344:2009-03-09
307:MOFAT 2011
285:References
235:, died in
150:Las Palmas
116:Las Palmas
1419:Koreatown
1393:Koryo-mar
1386:Languages
1355:Australia
1298:Elsewhere
1287:Kamchatka
1221:West Asia
1212:Sri Lanka
1207:Pakisatan
1152:Singapore
1127:Indonesia
1074:Hong Kong
1057:East Asia
1041:Venezuela
1011:Argentina
968:Guatemala
815:Romanians
800:Albanians
754:Georgians
749:Filipinos
739:Armenians
696:Peruvians
681:Hondurans
651:Bolivians
607:Moroccans
602:Algerians
477:1696-9987
415:Shim 2005
322:Shim 2005
223:Usun Yoon
216:Usun Yoon
196:joseonjok
160:Koreatown
126:, behind
38:Languages
1414:Adoptees
1277:Sakhalin
1195:Varanasi
1157:Thailand
1137:Malaysia
1122:Cambodia
1091:Mongolia
1079:Shanghai
1026:Paraguay
849:See also
830:Italians
820:Russians
769:Japanese
764:Iranians
732:Lebanese
686:Mexicans
656:Chileans
633:Americas
612:Sahrawis
263:See also
60:Buddhism
54:Religion
1457:Portals
1348:Oceania
1315:Germany
1270:Ukraine
1169:Vietnam
1142:Myanmar
1069:Beijing
1036:Uruguay
993:by city
774:Koreans
759:Indians
744:Chinese
597:Amazigh
521:지중해지역연구
439:Sources
237:Majorca
233:Aegukga
48:Spanish
1370:Hawaii
1325:Poland
1310:France
1251:Europe
1238:Turkey
1117:Brunei
1101:Taiwan
1016:Brazil
988:Hawaii
973:Mexico
951:Canada
906:Africa
793:Europe
666:Cubans
589:Africa
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251:France
182:dojang
138:, and
44:Korean
1483:Spain
1407:Misc.
1330:Spain
1202:Nepal
1190:India
1086:Japan
1064:China
1021:Chile
835:Poles
825:Serbs
784:Turks
727:Arabs
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290:Notes
247:Spain
1233:Iran
1132:Laos
1050:Asia
1031:Peru
983:list
963:Cuba
956:list
720:Asia
473:ISSN
249:and
1443:An
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