Kitanakagusuku (北中城村, Kitanakagusuku-son, Okinawan: キタナカグシク, romanized: Kitanakagushiku^[1]) is a village located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

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Kitanakagusuku 北中城村
Village
Kitanakagusuku Village Office
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Location of Kitanakagusuku in Okinawa Prefecture
Kitanakagusuku
Coordinates: 26°18′4″N 127°47′35″E
Country	Japan
Region	Kyushu
Prefecture	Okinawa Prefecture
District	Nakagami
Area
• Total	11.53 km2 (4.45 sq mi)
Population  (October 1, 2020)
• Total	17,969
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Website	www.vill.kitanakagusuku.lg.jp

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As of 1 October 2020^[update], 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.^[2]

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:

• Okinawa Prefectural Okinawa School for the Deaf [ja] (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^[6]
• Kubasaki High School^[7]