Nakagusuku, Okinawa

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Nakagusuku 中城村
Village
Nakagusuku Village Office
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Location of Nakagusuku in Okinawa Prefecture
Nakagusuku Location in Japan
Coordinates: 26°16′4″N 127°47′29″E / 26.26778°N 127.79139°E / 26.26778; 127.79139
Country	Japan
Region	Ryukyu
Prefecture	Okinawa Prefecture
District	Nakagami
Government
• Mayor	Keisuke Hamada
Area
• Total	15.46 km2 (5.97 sq mi)
Population  (October 1, 2020)
• Total	22,157
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	176 Tōma, Nakagusuku-mura, Nakagami-gun 901-2493
Website	www.vill.nakagusuku.okinawa.jp in Japanese
Symbols
Fish	Ijukin (Threadfin bream)
Flower	Hibiscus
Tree	Ebony

Nakagusuku (中城村, Nakagusuku-son, Okinawan: Nakagushiku) 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.^[1] The total area is 15.53 km².^[2] The ruins of a gusuku (Ryukyuan castle), Nakagusuku Castle, are also in this village. It is famous for its ancient Chinese dance, Tafaku, which has been handed down for generations. The village is an agricultural village, with its main crop being sugar cane (Okinawan: wuuji. Japanese: satokibi).^[3] It is also known for its white or yellow colored carrots.^[3] Ryukyu University is partially located within Nakagusuku, and partially in the neighboring town of Nishihara. Nakagusuku features one of the largest percentages of people of Okinawan descent who immigrated overseas out of all the districts in Okinawa.