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Nakagusuku
Okinawavillage
Total population
16,462
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Nakagusuku, a village in Okinawa, Japan, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 16,462. On the world map it falls within the Eastern Hemisphere, specifically at 26.262°, 127.790°. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot summers and mild winters typical of the subtropics. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,526 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 60% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Brown-eared BulbulHypsipetes amaurotis (Temminck, 1830) · Aves1,003
- Oriental Turtle-DoveStreptopelia orientalis (Latham, 1790) · Aves929
- Blue Rock-ThrushMonticola solitarius (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves889
- Light-vented BulbulPycnonotus sinensis (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves803
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos Wagler, 1827 · Aves715
- Japanese White-eyeZosterops japonicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 · Aves708
- Great EgretArdea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves530
- Gray/Purple HeronArdea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves492
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.3 — 2026-05-2531 km WNW of Naha, Japan
- M 4.3 — 2026-04-0776 km SE of Taira, Japan
- M 4.7 — 2026-04-0774 km SE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan
- M 4.5 — 2026-04-0778 km SE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan
- M 4.2 — 2026-03-3080 km SE of Taira, Japan
- M 4.7 — 2026-03-2077 km SE of Taira, Japan
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Okinawa
- Ginowan1.5 mi away · pop. 88,318
- Kitanakagusuku2.7 mi away · pop. 16,269
- Nishihara3.3 mi away · pop. 34,869
- Urasoe4.3 mi away · pop. 115,690
- Chatan4.3 mi away · pop. 26,377
- Yonabaru4.8 mi away · pop. 15,405
- マチナト･ポイントエリア5.1 mi away
- Okinawa5.1 mi away · pop. 142,752
- Haebaru6.2 mi away · pop. 34,586
- Nanjo6.9 mi away · pop. 44,043
- Kadena7.2 mi away · pop. 13,624
- Naha7.7 mi away · pop. 317,625
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Nakagusuku, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Official Identifiers
e-Stat — Statistics Bureau of Japan
- JIS code
- 473286
- Population (Wikidata)
- 21,924
- Wikidata
- Q1205406
JIS X 0402 dantai codes via Wikidata P429
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • e-Stat / Statistics Bureau of Japan — JIS X 0402 dantai code via Wikidata P429 (prefecture, municipality)
- • e-Stat — Statistics Bureau of Japan — JIS X 0402 dantai codes via Wikidata P429