Eniwa, Hokkaido
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Eniwa 恵庭市 |
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| City of Eniwa | ||
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 Location of Eniwa in Hokkaido (Ishikari Subprefecture) |
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| Coordinates: 42°53′N 141°35′E / 42.883°N 141.583°ECoordinates: 42°53′N 141°35′E / 42.883°N 141.583°E | ||
| Country | Japan | |
| Region | Hokkaido | |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Ishikari Subprefecture) | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Yutaka Harada (since November 2009) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 294.87 km2 (113.85 sq mi) | |
| Population (October 2013) | ||
| • Total | 68,883 | |
| • Density | 233.60/km2 (605.0/sq mi) | |
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| • Tree | Japanese Yew | |
| • Flower | Lily of the Valley | |
| • Bird | Kingfisher | |
| • Others | Ebisu kabocha pumpkin | |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | |
| City hall address | 1, Kyōmachi, Eniwa-shi, Hokkaido 061-1498 |
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| Website | www |
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Eniwa (恵庭市 Eniwa-shi?) (Japanese pronunciation: [eniw͍a]) is a city in Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is on the Ishikari plain, 8 km north of Chitose and 26 km south of the prefectural capital Sapporo. It is reached through route 36 and the Chitose Railway Line. The town is separated into three major areas: Eniwa in the south, Megumino in the center, and Shimamatsu in the north.
Many farms are located around Eniwa, and the town has many manufacturing businesses, including the Sapporo Brewery Hokkaido factory. There are three Japan Ground Self-Defense Force camps in the city.
Eniwa's 2012 population of 68,883 makes it the fourth largest city in the Ishikari Subprefecture and the 13th largest in Hokkaido.
The town's name is taken from the nearby Mount Eniwa, in the Shikotsu-Tōya National Park. The name in Ainu, e-en-iwa (エエンイワ), means "sharp mountain." The name was transliterated into Japanese ateji to mean blessed garden. The Japanese transliteration was chosen because of the homonyms niwa (庭?, "garden") and niwa (二輪?, "two rings"), the later referring to the two rivers that pass through the city, the Shimamatsu River and the Izari River, as well as the "blessings" (e (恵?)) between the two rivers.
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