Nakagusuku中城村

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

Nakagusuku (中城村, Nakagusuku-son) is a village in Okinawa Prefecture. Population 22,157 (2020 census), area 15.53 km². Borders 3 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

中城村

Reading

Nakagusuku-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

22,157 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+13.9% from 19,454

Area

15.53 km²

Density

1,427 people per km²

Households

8,851

Under 15

18.2%

65 and over

19.1%

Foreign residents

345 (1.6%)

Code

47328 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.nakagusuku.okinawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Nakagusuku. Borders across water are not counted.

• Ginowan City宜野湾市
• Kitanakagusuku Village北中城村
• Nishihara Town西原町

Questions about Nakagusuku

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

Nakagusuku (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 Nakagusuku?

Nakagusuku 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 Nakagusuku?

22,157 at the 2020 census, up 13.9% from 19,454 in 2015. The area is 15.53 km², which is 1,427 people per km². 8,851 households. 19.1% of residents are 65 or older and 18.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nakagusuku?

Three: Ginowan City (宜野湾市), Kitanakagusuku Village (北中城村), and Nishihara Town (西原町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nakagusuku in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nakagusuku written in Japanese?

中城村, read Nakagusuku-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 Nakagusuku begin?

沖縄県中頭郡中城村… (Okinawa-ken, Nakagami-gun, Nakagusuku-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.