Kigali - Kigali (English spelling)

Japanese: キガリ - きがり(英語表記)Kigali
Kigali - Kigali (English spelling)

The capital of Rwanda, in central Africa. Population 369,000 (1999), 859,332 (2012 census). Located on a plateau at an altitude of 1,500 meters in the center of the country, it has a good climate. It started as a military garrison during the German colonial period, and was designated the capital at the time of independence in 1962. At the time, the population was only 6,000, but it has grown rapidly. The city is made up of several hills, but the lush Nyarugenge district is the administrative and economic center, and is home to the presidential palace, various ministries, embassies, banks, and hotels. The Nyamirambo district has a stadium and an Islamic mosque. The lowlands in the south are industrial areas, with factories producing soap, paint, insecticides, shoes, and car repairs. Kigali Airport in the southeast is the transportation hub connecting the city to Europe and other parts of Africa.

[Ken Akasaka]

[Reference] | Rwanda

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

アフリカ中部、ルワンダの首都。人口36万9000(1999)、85万9332(2012センサス)。国の中央部の標高1500メートルの高原に位置し、気候はよい。ドイツ植民地時代の軍隊の駐屯地に始まり、1962年の独立の際に首都に定められた。当時は人口6000にすぎなかったが、急激に人口が増加した。街はいくつかの丘からなるが、緑豊かなニャルゲンゲ地区は行政、経済の中心で、大統領官邸、各省庁、大使館、銀行、ホテルなどがある。ニャミランボ地区には競技場、イスラム教寺院がある。南の低地は工業地区で、せっけん、塗料、殺虫剤、靴、自動車整備などの工場が集中している。南東にあるキガリ空港はヨーロッパやアフリカ各地と結ぶ交通の中心となっている。

[赤阪 賢]

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