Copiapó (English spelling)

Japanese: コピアポ（英語表記）Copiapó

A city in north-central Chile. It is located about 400 km south of Antofagasta and overlooks the Copiapo River. It is a fertile oasis area at the southern end of the Atacama Desert, where agriculture was already practiced during the Inca Empire. A settlement was established by the Spaniards in 1540, and it became an early base for exploration of the surrounding desert. In the first half of the 19th century, it prospered as a mining center after gold and silver mines were discovered nearby. In 1850-51, a railway was laid between the city and Caldera Port, located on the Pacific coast about 60 km west-northwest. It stagnated for a time from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century, but it began to develop again with the development of copper deposits, and a smelter was built nearby. It is a transportation hub where the Trans-Chilean Railway and the Pan-American Highway pass, and a road that crosses the Andes and leads to Argentina branches off. Population 79,268 (1992 estimate).

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Japanese:

チリ中北部の都市。アントファガスタの南約 400kmにあり，コピアポ川にのぞむ。アタカマ砂漠南端の肥沃なオアシス地帯で，インカ帝国時代にすでに農耕が行われていた。 1540年スペイン人によって集落が建設され，周辺一帯の砂漠の初期の探検基地となった。 19世紀前半，近くで金，銀の鉱山が発見されてから鉱業中心地として繁栄。 1850～51年に西北西約 60kmの太平洋岸にあるカルデラ港との間に鉄道が敷設された。 19世紀末から 20世紀初めにかけて一時停滞したが，その後銅鉱床の開発に伴って再び発展しはじめ，近郊に精錬所が建設された。チリ縦貫鉄道とパンアメリカン・ハイウェーが通る交通の要地で，アンデスを越えてアルゼンチンへ通じる道路が分岐する。人口7万 9268 (1992推計) 。

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