| Ena | |||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||
| Settlement Type: | City | ||
| Image Map1: | Ena in Gifu Prefecture Ja.svg | ||
| Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||
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| Coordinates: | 35.4493°N 137.4128°W | ||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
| Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
| Subdivision Name1: | Chūbu | ||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||
| Subdivision Name2: | Gifu | ||
| Leader Title: | Mayor | ||
| Leader Name: | Yoshiaki Kachi | ||
| Area Total Km2: | 504.24 | ||
| Population Total: | 48777 | ||
| Population As Of: | June 1, 2019 | ||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time | ||
| Utc Offset1: | +9 | ||
| Blank Name Sec1: | Phone number | ||
| Blank Info Sec1: | 0573-26-2111 | ||
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Address | ||
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 1-1-1 Shōge, Osashima-chō, Ena-shi, Gifu-ken 509-7292 | ||
| Blank Name Sec2: | Climate | ||
| Blank Info Sec2: | Cfa | ||
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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.[1] The total area of the city was 504.24sqkm.
Ena is located in the Tōnō region of southeastern Gifu Prefecture.
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 .
Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Ena has declined over the past 40 years.
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.
Ena has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 18 members.
Ena was noted for its pulp and paper industry for many years. Production of precision instruments dominates the manufacturing sector.
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.