Kupang - Kupang (English spelling)

Japanese: クパン - くぱん(英語表記)Kupang
Kupang - Kupang (English spelling)

A port city in the southwest of Timor Island, eastern Indonesia. The island's central city. Population 52,698 (1971). Founded in 1681 as one of the Dutch spice trading bases. It is an excellent port overlooking Kupang Bay and Semau Island, but the port's functions are affected by the direction of the monsoon. The city is divided in two by a river, with the old and new areas facing each other. Trade in timber, leather, copra, and seafood is thriving, and there is an air route from the capital, Jakarta. Many immigrants come from Roti Island.

[Atsuhiko Bekki]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

インドネシア東部、チモール島南西部の港市。同島の中心都市。人口5万2698(1971)。1681年、オランダの香料貿易基地の一つとして建設された。クパン湾に臨み、セマウ島を控えた良港であるが、港の機能はモンスーンの方向によって左右される欠点がある。市街は川によって二分され、新旧両市街が相対している。木材、皮革、コプラ、海産物の取引が盛んで、首都ジャカルタから空路が開かれている。ロティ島からの移住者が多い。

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