Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa

Kitanakagusuku (北中城村) 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.

Education
The village has the following municipal schools:
 * Kitanakagusuku Junior High School (北中城中学校)
 * Kitanagagusuku Elementary School (北中城小学校)
 * Shimabuku Elementary School (島袋小学校)

The Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education operates nearby high schools, and the following special schools in Kitanakagusuku:
 * Okinawa Prefectural Okinawa School for the Deaf (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:
 * Zukeran Elementary School
 * Kubasaki High School