...Population: 103,000 (1994). Founded in 1573, it is one of the oldest Spanish settlements in the Philippines. Formerly known as Nueva Caceres, it was the center of colonial rule and Catholic administration in the Bicol region for a long time. It is a key transportation hub where all the railways and main roads from Manila to the Bicol Peninsula converge, and it is also a major commercial center with the fertile and vast Bicol Plain as its hinterland. It is not only the provincial capital but also the administrative center of the entire Bicol region. *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Nueva Caceres" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…人口10万3000(1994)。1573年に建設されたフィリピン最古のスペイン集落の一つで,旧称をヌエバ・カセレスNueva Caceresといい,長い間ビコル地方における植民地支配,カトリック教会行政の中心地であった。マニラからビコル半島に抜ける鉄道,幹線道路はすべてここに集まる交通の要衝であるとともに,肥沃で広大なビコル平野を後背地にもつ一大商業中心地であり,州都のみならずビコル地方全体の行政中心でもある。… ※「Nueva Caceres」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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