Amazonas (state) (English spelling)

Japanese: アマゾナス[州]（英語表記）Amazonas

A state in northwest Brazil. With an area of 1,564,445 km2, it is the largest state in Brazil, accounting for 18.4% of the country's land area. It has a population of 2.32 million (1995), with a population density of 1.5 people/km2. The state capital is Manaus. It is an inland state located between 2°9' north and 9°49' south latitudes. In 1652, Portugal established the Capitania system in the Amazon River basin, and its territory is roughly equivalent to the present states of Pará and Amazonas. In 1757, the western half of the state was separated and became São José da Barra do Rio Negro, then Rio Negro, and after the establishment of the Republic (1889), it became the state of Amazonas.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ブラジル北西部の州。面積156万4445km2で，ブラジル国土の18.4％を占め，最大の州。人口232万(1995)，人口密度1.5人/km2。州都はマナウス。北緯2゜9′と南緯9゜49′との間に位置する内陸州。1652年ポルトガルがアマゾン川の流域にカピタニア制をしき，その領域は現在のパラとアマゾナスの両州にほぼ匹敵する。1757年その西半分が分離し，サン･ジョゼ･ダ･バラ･ド･リオ･ネグロSão José da Barra do Rio Negroとなり，その後リオ･ネグロとなり，共和制実施(1889)後アマゾナス州となる。

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