is a city located in Gifu, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 48,777, and a population density of 96.7 persons per km2, in 19,820 households.Ena City official statistics The total area of the city was .
Geography Ena is located in the Tōnō region of southeastern Gifu Prefecture. Mountains: Mount Kasagi, Mount Hoko, Mount Yūdachi, Mount Byōbu, Mount Yake, Mount Mitsumori Rivers: Kiso River, Agi River, Kamiyahagi River, Kamimura River, Akechi River, Toki River, Ori River Lakes: Ena Gorge, Lake Hokonoko, Lake Agigawa, Lake Okuyahagi, Lake Origawa
Neighbouring municipalities Aichi Prefecture Toyota Gifu Prefecture Mizunami Nakatsugawa Shirakawa Yaotsu Nagano Prefecture Hiraya Neba
Climate The city has a climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and mild winters (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Ena is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around .
Demographics Per Japanese census data,Ena population statistics the population of Ena has declined over the past 40 years.
History The area around Ena was part of traditional Mino Province, and the name of "Ena" appears in Nara period records, including the Nihon Shoki. During the Edo period, it was mostly controlled by Iwamura Domain, and Ōi-juku developed as a post town on the Nakasendō highway connecting Edo with Kyoto. During the post-Meiji restoration cadastral reforms, the area was organised into Ena District, Gifu.
The city was founded on April 1, 1954, by the merger of two towns (Oi and Osashima) and six villages (Tōnō, Sango, Takenami, Kasagi, Nakano, and Iiji), all from Ena District. On October 25, 2004, Ena absorbed the towns of Akechi, Iwamura, Kamiyahagi and Yamaoka, and the village of Kushihara (all from Ena District) to create the expanded city of Ena.
Government Ena has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 18 members.
Subdivisions Akechi-chō (明智町) Higashino (東野) Iiji-chō (飯地町) Iwamura-chō (岩村町) Kamiyahagi-chō (上矢作町) Kasagi-chō (笠置町) Kushihara (串原) Misato-chō (三郷町) Nakanohō-chō (中野方町) Ōi-chō (大井町) Osashima-chō (長島町) Takenami-chō (武並町) Yamaoka-chō (山岡町)
Economy Ena was noted for its pulp and paper industry for many years. Production of precision instruments dominates the manufacturing sector.
Education Ena has 14 public elementary schools and eight public middle schools operated by the city government, and three public high schools operated by the Gifu Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school. Chubu University maintains a subsidiary campus in Ena.
Transportation Railway JR Central - Chūō Main Line – Akechi Railway - (Akechi Line): – – < – > – – – – – – - )
Highway Chūō Expressway: Ena Interchange - Enakyō Service Area
Culture There is a culture of using local hornet larva as food. The dish hebo meshi is made from the hornets. In November of each year, a festival for the hornets is held in Kushihara.
Local attractions Agigawa Dam Ena Gorge Hiroshige Museum of Art, Ena Iwamura Castle Ruins Hondōri Iwamura-chō Mongol Village Nakasendō Ōi-juku Nihon Taishō Mura Sasayuri no Yu Yahagi Dam
Notable people from Ena Kiyohiro Araki (member of the House of Councillors) Kazuo Nagano (noted fraudster chairman of )Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Utako Shimoda (founder of Jissen Women's Educational Institute)
References
External links
Official booking website(Hotels And Activities)