Kitanakagusuku北中城村

Kitanakagusuku-son. The name ends in 村 (son), the word for village.

Kitanakagusuku (北中城村, Kitanakagusuku-son) is a village in Okinawa Prefecture. Population 17,969 (2020 census), area 11.54 km². Borders 4 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan. The district in its address groups towns and villages; it is not a government.

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Facts

Japanese name

北中城村

Reading

Kitanakagusuku-son

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Nakagami District 中頭郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Okinawa 沖縄県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

17,969 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+11.3% from 16,148

Area

11.54 km²

Density

1,557 people per km²

Households

6,558

Under 15

16.6%

65 and over

24.1%

Foreign residents

401 (2.2%)

Code

47327 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.kitanakagusuku.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Kitanakagusuku. Borders across water are not counted.

• Ginowan City宜野湾市
• Okinawa City沖縄市
• Chatan Town北谷町
• Nakagusuku Village中城村

Questions about Kitanakagusuku

Is Kitanakagusuku a city, a town, or a village?

Kitanakagusuku (北中城村) is a village (村, son) in Okinawa Prefecture. A village is a municipality on the same tier as a city, with its own mayor and assembly. The difference is size: a municipality generally needs 50,000 residents to become a city. Its address puts it in Nakagami District (中頭郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kitanakagusuku?

Kitanakagusuku is in Okinawa Prefecture (沖縄県), in the Kyūshū-Okinawa region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kitanakagusuku?

17,969 at the 2020 census, up 11.3% from 16,148 in 2015. The area is 11.54 km², which is 1,557 people per km². 6,558 households. 24.1% of residents are 65 or older and 16.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kitanakagusuku?

Four: Ginowan City (宜野湾市), Okinawa City (沖縄市), Chatan Town (北谷町), and Nakagusuku Village (中城村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kitanakagusuku in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kitanakagusuku written in Japanese?

北中城村, read Kitanakagusuku-son. The last character, 村 (son), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Kitanakagusuku begin?

沖縄県中頭郡北中城村… (Okinawa-ken, Nakagami-gun, Kitanakagusuku-son, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the village name. The district name is written but the district is not a government. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.