Haebaru, Okinawa
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 Haebaru's location in Okinawa, Japan. |
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| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kyūshū |
| Prefecture | Okinawa |
| District | Shimajiri |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Area | 10.72 km² (4.14 sq mi) |
| Population (as of March 1, 2008) | |
| Total | 34,586 |
| Density | 3,226.31 /km² (8,356 /sq mi) |
| Location | |
| Symbols | |
| Tree | Ebony |
| Flower | Bougainvillea |
| Haebaru Government Office | |
| Address | 〒901-1195 686 Aza Kanegusuku, Haebaru-chō, Shimajiri-gun |
| Phone number | 098-889-4415 |
| Official website: Haebaru official website in Japanese | |
Haebaru南風原町 (Haebaru-chō?) is a town located in Shimajiri district, Okinawa, Japan.
As of 2005, the town has an estimated population of 34,020 and a density of 3174 persons per km². The total area is 10.72 km². Haebaru is home to many of the island's pachinko parlors. Haebaru is also the birth place of Ultraman, a fictional television character that wrestles with giant monsters and grows to giant size as well. It is a very busy little town with the closest expressway access from Naha itself and it is right next to Naha too creating a non stop flow of people coming and going. It's a great place to live and work.
In June, 2007 Haebaru opened to the public a dug-out bunker used as a military hospital during the 1945 Battle of Okinawa.
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