Comayagua (English spelling)

Japanese: コマヤグア（英語表記）Comayagua

A city in central Honduras. Capital of the department of the same name. It is located in the fertile Umuya River valley, about 60 km northwest of the capital Tegucigalpa. Founded in 1540, it prospered as the capital of the Spanish colony of Honduras. The city was burned during the revolution in 1827, but at that time the population was 18,000. It remained the capital of the republic until 1880, when the capital was moved to Tegucigalpa. Currently, it is a distribution center for coffee, tobacco, rice, and livestock produced in the surrounding agricultural areas, and is also home to industries such as pharmaceuticals, shoes, and cement. Many colonial-era buildings remain in the city, including several cathedrals built in the 16th century, the building that was the oldest university in Central America (1632), and the cathedral (1715). A major highway connecting the Pacific side and the Caribbean side runs through the city. Population: 39,500 (estimated 1989).

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Japanese:

ホンジュラス中部の都市。同名県の県都。首都テグシガルパの北西約 60km，肥沃なウムヤ川河谷にある。 1540年建設され，スペイン植民地ホンジュラス地方の首都として繁栄。 1827年革命で市街が焼かれたが，当時の人口は1万 8000を数えた。革命後も 80年のテグシガルパ遷都まで共和国の首都であった。現在周辺の農業地帯に産するコーヒー，タバコ，米，家畜などの集散地で，医薬品，靴，セメントなどの工業も立地。市内には 16世紀建造のいくつかの聖堂をはじめ，中央アメリカ最古の大学 (1632) であった建物，大聖堂 (1715) など，植民地時代の建築物が多数残っている。太平洋側とカリブ海側を結ぶ幹線道路が通る。人口3万 9500 (1989推計) 。

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