Haibara District, Shizuoka

Haibara (榛原郡, Haibara-gun) is a rural district located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

Haibara District was established in the July 22, 1878 cadastral reforms initiated by the Meiji government with four towns (Sagara, Fukuoka, Kawasaki, Kanaya) and 73 villages.

In a round of consolidation on April 1, 1889, the number of villages was reduced to 13.

On May 5, 2005 the town of Kanaya merged with the long time twin city of Shimada.

On October 11, 2005 the towns of Haibara and Sagara merged to form the city of Makinohara.