Ena, Gifu
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Template:Nihongo is a city located in Gifu, Japan. Template:As of, the city had an estimated population of 48,777, and a population density of 96.7 persons per km2, in 19,820 households.<ref>Ena City official statistics Template:In lang</ref> The total area of the city was Template:Convert.
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
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 Template:Cvt. The average annual rainfall is Template:Cvt with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around Template:Cvt, and lowest in January, at around Template:Cvt.<ref name=normals/>
Neighbouring municipalities
- Aichi Prefecture
- Gifu Prefecture
- Nagano Prefecture
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,<ref>Ena population statistics</ref> the population of Ena has declined over the past 40 years. Template:Historical populations
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
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Highway
- File:Japan road sign 325.svg Chūō Expressway: Ena Interchange - Enakyō Service Area
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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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Local attractions
- Agigawa Dam
- Ena Gorge
- Hiroshige Museum of Art, Ena
- Iwamura Castle Ruins
- 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) <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Kazuo Nagano (noted fraudster chairman of Template:Ill)<ref>Archived at GhostarchiveTemplate:Cbignore and the Wayback MachineTemplate:Cbignore: Template:Cite episodeTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
- Utako Shimoda (founder of Jissen Women's Educational Institute)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>