Nakagusuku

Nakagusuku is a village located in , , Japan. As of 1 August 2024, the village has an estimated population of 22,647 and a density of 1,465 persons per km2.
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  • Type: Village with 16,500 residents
  • Description: village in Nakagami district, Okinawa prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Nakagusuku, Okinawa”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nakagusuku Castle Ruins and Sakima Art Museum.

Archaeological site
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Nakagusuku Castle is a Ryukyuan gusuku fortification located in the village of , . 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. is situated 2½ km northeast of Nakagusuku.

Museum
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is a private art museum that opened in , , Japan in 1994. The collection includes The Battle of Okimawa by Iri and Toshi Maruki, and works by Käthe Kollwitz, Georges Rouault, Yayoi Kusama, and Ueno Makoto.

Aerodrome
Photo: Suikotei, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or MCAS Futenma is a United States Marine Corps base located in , Japan, 5 NM northeast of , on the island of . is situated 3½ km west of Nakagusuku.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kitanakagusuku and Nishihara.

Village
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is a village located in , , Japan. As of 1 October 2020, the village has an estimated population of 17,969 and the density of 1,600 persons per km2. is situated 4½ km north of Nakagusuku.

Town
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is a town located in , , . In the Okinawan language, nishi means "north", as was north of the historical Ryukyuan capital of . is situated 5 km southwest of Nakagusuku.

Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
Chatan is a town located in , , Japan. As of October 2016 the town had an estimated population of 28,578 and the density of 2,100 per km2.

Nakagusuku

Latitude
26.2621° or 26° 15′ 44″ north
Longitude
127.78971° or 127° 47′ 23″ east
Population
16,500
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
United Nations Location Code
JP NAK
Open location code
7QR97Q6Q+RV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 650731099
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
6822224
Wiki­data ID
Q1205406
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Nakagusuku” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ناكاغوسوكو”
  • Catalan: “Nakagusuku”
  • Cebuano: “Nakagusuku Son”
  • Central Okinawan: “中城村”
  • Chinese: “中城村”
  • Czech: “Nakagusuku”
  • Dutch: “Nakagusuku”
  • French: “Nakagusuku”
  • German: “Nakagusuku”
  • Hungarian: “Nakaguszuku”
  • Indonesian: “Nakagusuku, Okinawa”
  • Indonesian: “Nakagusuku”
  • Irish: “Nakagusuku”
  • Italian: “Nakagusuku”
  • Japanese: “Nakagusuku-son”
  • Japanese: “なかぐすくそん”
  • Japanese: “中城”
  • Japanese: “中城村”
  • Korean: “나카구스쿠손”
  • Korean: “나카구스쿠촌”
  • Persian: “ناکاگوسوکو”
  • Polish: “Nakagusuku”
  • Portuguese: “Nakagusuku”
  • Russian: “Накагусуку”
  • Spanish: “Nakagusuku”
  • Swedish: “Nakagusuku”
  • Tagalog: “Nakagusuku, Okinawa”
  • Tagalog: “Nakagusuku”
  • Thai: “นากางูซูกุ”
  • Turkish: “Nakagusuku-mura”
  • Turkish: “Nakagusuku”
  • Ukrainian: “Накаґусуку”
  • Urdu: “ناکا گوسوکو، اوکیناوا”
  • Yue Chinese: “中城村”

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