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located in Gifu, Japan. , the city had an estimated

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of 48,777, and a

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of 96.7 persons per km², in 19,820 households. The total area of the city was .

Geography

Ena is located in the Tōnō region of southeastern Gifu Prefecture. *Mountains:

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, 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,

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, Lake Okuyahagi,

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Climate

The city has a climate characterized by characterized by hot and humid summers, and mild winters (

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''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 .

Neighbouring municipalities

*Gifu Prefecture ** Nakatsugawa ** Mizunami * Shirakawa ** Yaotsu * Nagano Prefecture ** Neba ** Hiraya * Aichi Prefecture **

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Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Ena has declined over the past 40 years.

History

The area around Ena was part of traditional

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, and the name of "Ena" appears in

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records, including the '' Nihon Shoki.'' During the

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, it was mostly controlled by Iwamura Domain, and Ōi-juku developed as a

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on the

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highway connecting Edo with

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. During the post-

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cadastral reforms, the area was organised into

Ena District, Gifu was a district located in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 48,776 and a density of 68.95 persons per km2. The total area was 707.36 km2. Mergers * On October 25, 2004 - the towns of Akechi, Iw ...

. 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

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city legislature of 18 members.

Subdivisions

*Ōi-chō (大井町) *Osashima-chō (長島町) *Takenami-chō (武並町) *Misato-chō (三郷町) *Kasagi-chō (笠置町) *Iiji-chō (飯地町) *Nakanohō-chō (中野方町) *Higashino (東野) *Iwamura-chō (岩村町) *Yamaoka-chō (山岡町) *Akechi-chō (明智町) *Kamiyahagi-chō (上矢作町) *Kushihara (串原)

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 Logo

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- (Akechi Line): ** – – < '' – '' > – – – – – – - )

Highway

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: Ena Interchange - Enakyō Service Area * * * *

Local attractions

Ōi-juku * Hiroshige Museum of Art, Ena * Ena Gorge * Agigawa Dam * Iwamura Castle Ruins ** Hondōri Iwamura-chō * Nihon Taishō Mura * Sasayuri no Yu * Yahagi Dam * Mongol Village

Notable people from Ena

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(member of the

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) *

Utako Shimoda was a Japanese educator and poet of the Meiji and Taishō period. Born in present-day Ena, Gifu, she was the founder many educational organizations, including what is today Jissen Women's University. She had international influence, and was ...

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References

External links

* {{Authority control Cities in Gifu Prefecture