Haebaru南風原町

Haebaru-cho. The name ends in 町 (cho), the word for town.

Haebaru (南風原町, Haebaru-cho) is a town in Okinawa Prefecture. Population 40,440 (2020 census), area 10.76 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan. The district in its address groups towns and villages; it is not a government.

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Facts

Japanese name

南風原町

Reading

Haebaru-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Shimajiri District 島尻郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Okinawa 沖縄県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

40,440 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+7.8% from 37,502

Area

10.76 km²

Density

3,758 people per km²

Households

14,679

Under 15

20.2%

65 and over

19.6%

Foreign residents

227 (0.6%)

Code

47350 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.haebaru.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Haebaru. Borders across water are not counted.

• Naha City那覇市
• Tomigusuku City豊見城市
• Nanjo City南城市
• Nishihara Town西原町
• Yonabaru Town与那原町
• Yaese Town八重瀬町

Questions about Haebaru

Is Haebaru a city, a town, or a village?

Haebaru (南風原町) is a town (町, cho) in Okinawa Prefecture. A town is a municipality on the same tier as a city, with its own mayor and assembly. The difference is size: a municipality generally needs 50,000 residents to become a city. Its address puts it in Shimajiri District (島尻郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Haebaru?

Haebaru is in Okinawa Prefecture (沖縄県), in the Kyūshū-Okinawa region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Haebaru?

40,440 at the 2020 census, up 7.8% from 37,502 in 2015. The area is 10.76 km², which is 3,758 people per km². 14,679 households. 19.6% of residents are 65 or older and 20.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Haebaru?

Six: Naha City (那覇市), Tomigusuku City (豊見城市), Nanjo City (南城市), Nishihara Town (西原町), Yonabaru Town (与那原町), and Yaese Town (八重瀬町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Haebaru in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Haebaru written in Japanese?

南風原町, read Haebaru-cho. The last character, 町 (cho), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Haebaru begin?

沖縄県島尻郡南風原町… (Okinawa-ken, Shimajiri-gun, Haebaru-cho, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the town name. The district name is written but the district is not a government. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.