Kuala Terengganu (English spelling)

Japanese: クアラ･トレンガヌ（英語表記）Kuala Terengganu

A city at the mouth of the Terengganu River on the northeast coast of the Malaysian peninsula. The capital of Terengganu state. Just under 90% of the population of 228,000 (1991) are Malay, with the proportion of ethnic Chinese being the lowest of any major city in Malaysia. Small industries have flourished here since the days of the Johor Sultanate, and even today it is known for its weaving and dyeing industries. Due to the extensive sandbars on the coast, there was only a small fishing port, but as part of the government's industrial development policy, port facilities for the shipment of palm oil were built in 1970. [Ota Isamu]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

マレーシアの半島部の北東海岸，トレンガヌ川河口にある都市。トレンガヌ州の州都。人口22万8000(1991)の90％弱がマレー人で，華人の比率はマレーシアの主要都市中最低。ジョホール王国の時代から小工業が栄え，今日でも織物，染色で知られている。海岸に砂州が発達しているため小漁港しかなかったが，政府の産業振興政策により，1970年にヤシ油積出用の港湾施設がつくられた。【太田勇】

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

<<: Guarani (English spelling)

>>: Guayaquil (English spelling)