Haebaru, Okinawa
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| Haebaru 南風原町 |
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| Area | |
| - Total | 10.72 km2 (4.1 sq mi) |
| Population (March 1, 2008) |
34,586 |
| - Density | 3,226.31/km2 (8,356.1/sq mi) |
| City Symbols | |
| - Tree | Ebony |
| - Flower | Bougainvillea |
| Website | Haebaru official website in Japanese |
| Phone number | 098-889-4415 |
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686 Aza Kanegusuku, Haebaru-chō, Shimajiri-gun |
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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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