Cuiabá (English spelling)

Japanese: クイアバ（英語表記）Cuiabá

Former spelling Cuyabá. Capital of Mato Grosso State, in the central west of Brazil. The main settlement is located at the southwest foot of the Mato Grosso Plateau, at an altitude of 220m, overlooking the Cuiabá River, a tributary of the Paraguay River. The town was founded in 1719 by people who came in search of gold, and although gold and diamonds are still produced in the surrounding area, it is now the center of cattle ranching and agriculture, distributing beef cattle, leather, meat, rubber, and palm nuts. It is also the location of the Federal University of Mato Grosso (1970). It is a key location for road transport, connecting with São Paulo via Campo Grande in the south, and a major road runs from the capital Brasilia to Porto Velho in the west. In 1976, the TransAmazon Highway was built to connect the city with Santarem, a river port on the lower Amazon River. Water transport is also thriving, and regular ferries run between the city and Corumba, a river port on the border with Bolivia. Population: 401,112 (1991 estimate).

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Japanese:

旧綴 Cuyabá。ブラジル中部西寄り，マトグロッソ州の州都。中心集落はマトグロッソ高原南西麓，標高 220mの地にあり，パラグアイ川支流クイアバ川にのぞむ。 1719年砂金を求めてやってきた人々によって建設された町で，周辺では現在も金，ダイヤモンドなどを産するが，現在はおもに牧牛・農業地帯の中心地として肉牛，皮革，食肉，ゴム，ヤシの実などを集散する。マトグロッソ連邦大学 (1970) 所在地。道路交通の要地で，南のカンポグランデを経てサンパウロと連絡するほか，首都ブラジリアから西に延びてポルトベリョ方面へいたる幹線道路が通り，1976年にはトランスアマゾン・ハイウェーによりアマゾン川下流部の河港サンタレンと結ばれた。水運も盛んで，ボリビアとの国境の河港コルンバとの間に定期船が就航。人口 40万 1112 (1991推計) 。

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