Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa

Kitanakagusuku (北中城村, Kitanakagusuku-son, Okinawan: キタナカグシク, romanized: Kitanakagushiku[1]) is a village located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

Kitanakagusuku
北中城村
Village
Kitanakagusuku Village Office
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Location of Kitanakagusuku in Okinawa Prefecture
Kitanakagusuku
Coordinates: 26°18′4″N 127°47′35″E
CountryJapan
RegionKyushu
PrefectureOkinawa Prefecture
DistrictNakagami
Area
 • Total11.53 km2 (4.45 sq mi)
Population
 (October 1, 2020)
 • Total17,969
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
Websitewww.vill.kitanakagusuku.lg.jp

As of 1 October 2020, the village has an estimated population of 17,969 and the density of 1,600 persons per km². The total area is 11.53 km². It is home to Nakagusuku Castle and the Nakagusuku Hotel ruins.

The village has quite a few centenarians.[2]

Education

The village has the following municipal schools:

  • Kitanakagusuku Junior High School (北中城中学校)[3]
  • Kitanagagusuku Elementary School (北中城小学校)[4]
  • Shimabuku Elementary School (島袋小学校)[5]

The Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education operates nearby high schools, and the following special schools in Kitanakagusuku:

  • Okinawa Prefectural Okinawa School for the Deaf (沖縄県立沖縄ろう学校)
  • Okinawa Kenritsu Hanasakishien School (沖縄県立はなさき支援学校)

The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) operates schools in Camp Foster for children of American military personnel:

References
  1. 滝原康盛 Takihara Yasumori. 沖縄語会話集 日本語・沖縄語・ローマ字付き Okinawago Kaiwashū: Nihongo, Okinawago, Rōmaji-tsuki. (Okinawan Conversation Collection: Japanese, Okinawan, Romaji.) 那覇:沖縄芸能出版 Naha: Okinawa Geinō Shuppan. Heisei 6 (1994). p. 108. (in Japanese)
  2. Four Japanese rules to live past 100 - BBC REEL. BBC. December 31, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  3. "Home". Kitanakagusuku Junior High School. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  4. "Home". Kitanakagusuku Elementary School. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  5. "Home". Shimabuku Elementary School. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  6. https://zukeranes.dodea.edu/school-about-us
  7. https://kubasakihs.dodea.edu


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