Ayacucho (English spelling)

Japanese: アヤクチョ（英語表記）Ayacucho

The capital of Ayacucho Department in south-central Peru. It is located about 330 km east-southeast of the capital Lima, in a fertile valley on the eastern slope of the Western Andes Mountains, at an altitude of about 2,700 m. It was founded in 1539 by F. Pizarro, a conqueror of the Inca Empire, and named Huamanga. In 1824, during the Latin American War of Independence, the Inca army defeated the Spanish government forces on the nearby Ayacucho Plateau, securing Peru's independence, and the city was renamed to its current name in 1825. It is currently the center of the surrounding agricultural region, distributing grains and livestock, as well as manufacturing textiles, pottery, leather products, and gold and silver filigree. Many old colonial buildings, including a 17th-century cathedral, are preserved in the city, and tourism is also thriving. San Cristóbal de Huamanga University, founded in 1677, closed in 1886 but reopened in 1957. A road connecting Lima and Cusco runs through the city. Population: 101,600 (1990 estimate).

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Japanese:

ペルー中南部，アヤクチョ県の県都。首都リマの東南東約 330km，アンデスの西部山脈東斜面の肥沃な谷にあり，標高約 2700m。インカ帝国の征服者 F.ピサロにより 1539年建設され，ワマンガ Huamangaと名づけられたが，ラテンアメリカの独立戦争中，1824年近くのアヤクチョ高原で独立軍がスペイン政府軍を撃破，ペルーの独立が確保されたことから，翌 25年現在名に改称された。現在周辺の農業地帯の中心地で，穀物，家畜などを集散するほか，織物，陶器，皮革製品，金銀線条細工などを製造。市内には 17世紀の大聖堂をはじめ植民地時代の古い建築物が多数保存され，観光業も盛ん。 1677年創立のサン・クリストバル・デ・ワマンガ大学は 1886年閉鎖されたが，1957年再開。リマとクスコを結ぶ道路が通る。人口 10万 1600 (1990推計) 。

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