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Nakagusuku Village
Okinawa Prefecture · Village
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Nakagusuku Village, on the east coast of central Okinawa Island, faces Nakagusuku Bay. The ruins of Nakagusuku Castle, said to have been built by Gosamaru, have beautiful stonework and are a World Heritage Site. Part of the Senbaru Campus of the University of the Ryukyus is here, and its student population is growing. The bay view is another highlight.
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Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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