Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa Explained
| Kitanakagusuku |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Seal Type: | Emblem |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 26.3011°N 127.7931°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kyushu |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Okinawa Prefecture |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Nakagami |
| Extinct Title: | Now part of |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 11.53 |
| Population Total: | 17,969 |
| Population As Of: | October 1, 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | JST |
| Utc Offset1: | +09:00 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address |
is a village located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
, 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.[1]
Geography
Kitanakagusuku Village is located in the central part of Okinawa Island, along the eastern coast, commanding Nakagusuku Bay. The U.S. military base Camp Foster occupies 14.2% of its area.
Administrative divisions
The village includes fourteen wards.[2]
- Adaniya (安谷屋)
- Atta (熱田)
- Chunjun (仲順)
- Higa (比嘉)
- Kishaba (喜舎場)
- Misaki (美崎)
- Ogidō (荻道)
- Ōgusuku (大城)
- Rycom (ライカム)
- Shimabuku (島袋)
- Toguchi (渡口)
- Waniya (和仁屋)
- Yagibaru (屋宜原)
- Zukeran (瑞慶覧)
Neighbouring municipalities
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:
- (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:
Cultural Properties
- Name (Japanese) (Type of registration)
- Nakamura Family Residence (中村家住宅) (National)
- Sanshin - Yuna Type (三線与那型) (Prefectural)
Folk Cultural Properties
- Atta Māshirī Tomb (熱田マーシリー) (Municipal)
- Gan'yā Palanquin House of Kishaba (龕屋) (Prefectural)
- Mākā-nu-utaki Sacred Site (マーカーの御嶽) (Municipal)
- Niidukuru Hi-nu-kan (Fire God) (根所火の神) (Prefectural)
- Ogidō Hījā-gā Spring (荻道のヒージャーガー) (Prefectural)
- Sanskrit Stele inscribed "Abiraunken" of Toguchi (渡口の梵字の碑「アビラウンケン」) (Prefectural)
- Stone lion of Kishaba (喜舎場の石獅子) (Prefectural)
- Toguchi-no-tera/ Wanama-no-tera Sacred Site (渡口のテラ) (Prefectural)
- Tomb of Chunjun Ufushu (仲順大主の墓) (Prefectural)
- Tomb of Prince Kishaba (喜舎場公の墓) (Municipal)
Historic Sites
- Ii-no-utaki / Wana Ugan Praying Site (上の御嶽・和仁屋御願) (Municipal)
- Kishaba Ufukā Spring (喜舎場のウフカー) (Municipal)
- Nasu-no-Utaki Sacred Site (ナスの御嶽) (Municipal)
- Ogidō Shell Mound (荻堂貝塚) (National)
- Ōgusuku Iri-nu-kā Spring (大城のイリヌカー) (Municipal)
- Survey Stone of Toguchi (渡口の印部土手石 (ハル石)) (Municipal)
- Tomb of Nakagusuku Wakamatsu (中城若松の墓) (Municipal) [8]
References
- December 31, 2019. Four Japanese rules to live past 100 - BBC REEL. en. November 29, 2020. .
- Web site: 沖縄県 中頭郡北中城村の郵便番号 - 日本郵便 . 2024-10-03 . www.post.japanpost.jp.
- Web site: Home. Kitanakagusuku Junior High School. 2022-12-18.
- Web site: Home. Kitanakagusuku Elementary School. 2022-12-18.
- Web site: Home. Shimabuku Elementary School. 2022-12-18.
- https://zukeranes.dodea.edu/school-about-us
- https://kubasakihs.dodea.edu
- Web site: 北中城村について . 2024-10-07 . 沖縄県北中城村観光情報サイト . ja.
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