Kitanakagusuku
Kitanakagusuku is a village located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2020, the village has an estimated population of 17,969 and the density of 1,600 persons per km².| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 16,300 residents
- Description: village in Nakagami district, Okinawa prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Kitanakagusuku Village” and “Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa”
- Neighbors: Central Okinawa
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nakagusuku Castle Ruins and Okinawa Prefecture Athletic Stadium.
Nakagusuku Castle Ruins
Archaeological site
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Nakagusuku Castle is a Ryukyuan gusuku fortification located in the village of Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa, Japan. It is known for being the best-preserved of any gusuku ruins, and the six courtyards of this fortress with stacked stone walls make it a prime example of a gusuku.
Okinawa Prefecture Athletic Stadium
Stadium
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
Okinawa Prefectural Comprehensive Park Athletic Stadium, a.k.a. Okinawa Athletic Park Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Okinawa, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Central Okinawa and Nakagusuku.
Central Okinawa
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
Chatan is a town located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of October 2016 the town had an estimated population of 28,578 and the density of 2,100 per km².
Nakagusuku
Village
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Nakagusuku is a village located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2024, the village has an estimated population of 22,647 and a density of 1,465 persons per km2. Nakagusuku is situated 4½ km south of Kitanakagusuku.
Kitanakagusuku
- Categories: village of Japan and locality
- Location: Nakagami, Okinawa, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
26.3009° or 26° 18′ 3″ northLongitude
127.7932° or 127° 47′ 36″ eastPopulation
16,300Elevation
93 metres (305 feet)Open location code
7QR98Q2V+87OpenStreetMap ID
node 650736111OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
1859291Wikidata ID
Q1351145
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Kitanakagusuku” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كيتاناكاغوسوكو”
- Catalan: “Kitanakagusuku”
- Cebuano: “Kitanakagusuku Son”
- Central Okinawan: “北中城村”
- Chinese: “北中城村”
- Czech: “Kitanakagusuku”
- Dutch: “Kitanakagusuku”
- French: “Kitanakagusuku”
- German: “Kitanakagusuku”
- Hungarian: “Kitanakaguszuku”
- Indonesian: “Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa”
- Indonesian: “Kitanakagusuku”
- Irish: “Kitanakagusuku”
- Italian: “Kitanakagusuku”
- Japanese: “Kitanakagusuku-son”
- Japanese: “きたなかぐすくそん”
- Japanese: “キタナカグスクソン”
- Japanese: “北中城村”
- Korean: “기타나카구스쿠손”
- Korean: “기타나카구스쿠촌”
- Persian: “کیتاناکاگوسوکو، اوکیناوا”
- Persian: “کیتاناکاگوسوکو”
- Polish: “Kitanakagusuku”
- Portuguese: “Kitanakagusuku”
- Russian: “Китанакагусуку”
- Spanish: “Kitanakagusuku”
- Swedish: “Kitanakagusuku”
- Tagalog: “Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa”
- Tagalog: “Kitanakagusuku”
- Thai: “คิตานากางูซูกุ”
- Turkish: “Kitanakagusuku-mura”
- Turkish: “Kitanakagusuku”
- Ukrainian: “Кіта-Накаґусуку”
- Yue Chinese: “北中城村”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kitanakagusuku Village Office and アガペ会 きたなかぐすく.
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