Guntur (English spelling)

Japanese: グントゥール（英語表記）Guntūr

A city in central-eastern Andhra Pradesh, southeastern India. It is the administrative capital of Guntur district. It is located on the alluvial plain of the Krishna River, about 32 km southwest of Vijayawada. It was built by the French, who advanced into the area in the 18th century, and developed as a commercial center. It was occupied by the British in 1788, and formally ceded to them in 1823. In addition to distributing jute, tobacco, rice, etc., the city is also home to thriving agricultural product processing industries, including cotton manufacturing, tobacco manufacturing, rice milling, and oil extraction. Population: 471,020 (1991).

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Japanese:

インド南東部，アンドラプラデーシュ州中東部の都市。グントゥール県の行政庁所在地。ビジャヤワーダ南西約 32km，クリシュナ川の沖積平野に位置。 18世紀にここに進出したフランスによって建設され，商業中心地として発展。 1788年イギリスに占領され，1823年に正式に割譲された。ジュート，タバコ，米などの集散のほか，綿工業，たばこ製造，精米，搾油など農産物加工が盛ん。人口 47万 1020 (1991) 。

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