Coquimbo (English spelling)

Japanese: コキンボ（英語表記）Coquimbo

A port city in central Chile facing the Pacific Ocean. It is located about 400 km north-northwest of the capital, Santiago, on the southwest coast of Coquimbo Bay. Founded in 1850. It is the commercial and industrial center of the surrounding area, with industries such as cement, fertilizer, food, and mineral concentrates. The port is one of Chile's best natural harbors, and is used as a winter base for the Chilean Navy. It is also important as an outer port for La Serena, about 10 km to the east, and ships cement, phosphate fertilizer, and raw and concentrated ores of various minerals such as copper and manganese. The Pan-American Highway and the Trans-Chilean Railway run through the city, connecting it to La Serena, Santiago, and other major cities. Population: 80,961 (1992 estimate).

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Japanese:

チリ中部，太平洋にのぞむ港湾都市。首都サンチアゴの北北西約 400km，コキンボ湾南西岸に位置する。 1850年建設。周辺一帯の商工業中心地で，セメント，肥料，食品，鉱石精鉱などの工業が立地。港はチリ有数の天然の良港で，チリ海軍の冬季の基地として利用されるとともに，東約 10kmにあるラセレナの外港として重要であり，セメント，リン酸肥料，銅，マンガンなど各種鉱石の原鉱，精鉱などを積出す。パンアメリカン・ハイウェーとチリ縦貫鉄道が通り，ラセレナのほか，サンチアゴその他の主要都市と連絡。人口8万 961 (1992推計) 。

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