Kismayu (English spelling)

Japanese: キスマユ（英語表記）Kismayu

Also known as Chisimaio. A port city in southern Somalia facing the Indian Ocean. It is the administrative capital of Bassojuba State. It is located about 400 km southwest of Mogadishu, near the mouth of the Juba River. It was founded in 1872 by the Sultan of Zanzibar. It became a British colony in 1887, and an Italian colony from 1927 to 1941. It is a commercial center with a thriving fishing industry. It has a power station, a sawmill, etc. It is the shipping port for bananas. It has a population of 80,000 (estimated 1985).

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Japanese:

別称キシマイオ Chisimaio。ソマリア南部，インド洋にのぞむ港町。バッソジュバ州の行政庁所在地。モガディシオ南西約 400km，ジュバ川河口付近に位置。 1872年ザンジバルのスルタンが建設。 87年イギリス領，1927～41年イタリア領となった。商業中心地で漁業も盛ん。発電所，製材所などがある。バナナの積出港。人口8万 (1985推計) 。

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