The invention provides a method and device for controlling an electronic water pump of a water-cooling system of an automobile engine. The method comprises the following steps: step S1, judging whether the engine is in a cold start state or not according to actually measured water temperature at a water outlet of the engine and the state of the engine, if the engine is in the cold start state, carrying out step S2, and if the engine is not in the cold start state, carrying out step S3; step S2, setting running time and stopping time of the electronic water pump according to the thermal load and the actually measured water temperature of the engine and duty ratio of the electronic water pump in a running process, and controlling the electronic water pump to carry out intermittent motion; step S3, setting a basic duty ratio of the electronic water pump according to a running region of the engine and difference between target water temperature and the actually measured water temperature; and step S4, carrying out PID closed-cycle correction on the basic duty ratio of the electronic water pump according to the difference between the target water temperature and the actually measured water temperature and actual pump speed of the electronic water pump to obtain total duty ratio output to the electronic water pump, and controlling the electronic water pump according to the total duty ratio. By the method and device for controlling the electronic water pump of the water-cooling system of the automobile engine, warming time can be shortened, and the water temperature control effect is improved.