Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa

Village in Kyushu, Japan

Kitanakagusuku Flag Emblem
Location of Kitanakagusuku in Okinawa Prefecture
26°18′4″N 127°47′35″E / 26.30111°N 127.79306°E / 26.30111; 127.79306
Country	Japan
Region	Kyushu
Prefecture	Okinawa Prefecture
District	Nakagami
Area
• Total	11.53 km² (4.45 sq mi)
Population (October 1, 2020)
• Total	17,969
• Density	1,600/km² (4,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Website	www.vill.kitanakagusuku.lg.jp

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.

As of 1 October 2020^[update], 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 [ja] (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:

Zukeran Elementary School^[6]
Kubasaki High School^[7]

References

^ 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)
^ Four Japanese rules to live past 100 - BBC REEL. BBC. December 31, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
^ "Home". Kitanakagusuku Junior High School. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
^ "Home". Kitanakagusuku Elementary School. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
^ "Home". Shimabuku Elementary School. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
^ https://zukeranes.dodea.edu/school-about-us
^ https://kubasakihs.dodea.edu