Eniwa, Hokkaido

Eniwa
恵庭市
City of Eniwa
  • Top Left: Bunkyo University
  • Top Right: Ecorin Village
  • Middle right: Sapporo Brewery Hokkaido Factory
  • Bottom: Winter vista from helicopter
Flag of Eniwa
Official seal of Eniwa
Location of Eniwa in Hokkaido (Ishikari Subprefecture)
Location of Eniwa in Hokkaido (Ishikari Subprefecture)
Eniwa is located in Japan
Eniwa
Eniwa
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 42°53′N 141°35′E / 42.883°N 141.583°E / 42.883; 141.583
CountryJapan
RegionHokkaido
PrefectureHokkaido (Ishikari Subprefecture)
Government
 • MayorYutaka Harada (since November 2009)
Area
 • Total294.65 km2 (113.77 sq mi)
Population
 (July 31, 2023)
 • Total70,278
 • Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
ClimateDfb
City hall address1, Kyōmachi, Eniwa-shi, Hokkaido
061-1498
Websitewww.city.eniwa.hokkaido.jp
Symbols
BirdKingfisher
FlowerLily of the Valley
TreeJapanese yew

Eniwa (恵庭市, Eniwa-shi, Japanese pronunciation: [eɲiwa]) 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 2023 population of 70,278 makes it the fourth largest city in the Ishikari Subprefecture, and the 13th largest in Hokkaido.