Corrientes (English spelling)

Japanese: コリエンテス（英語表記）Corrientes

The capital of Corrientes Province in northeastern Argentina. It is a river port city located on the east bank of the Paraná River, about 800 km north of the capital Buenos Aires. It is the commercial and industrial center of the agricultural region behind it, distributing and processing cotton, rice, tobacco, timber, and citrus fruits. The port is an important port for shipping and transporting both the Paraná and Paraguay Rivers, located just downstream of their confluence. It is an old town built in 1588, and many colonial-era buildings are preserved within the city. The La Cruz Basilica is known for housing a 16th-century cross, and attracts pilgrims from all over the country. It is the location of the National University of Norte Este (1957). It is connected to the capital by waterway, railroad, and road. It is connected to Resistencia on the opposite bank of the Paraná River by a road bridge. Population: 267,742 (1991 estimate).

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Japanese:

アルゼンチン北東部，コリエンテス州の州都。首都ブエノスアイレスの北約 800km，パラナ川東岸に位置する河港都市。背後に広がる農業地帯の商工業中心地で，綿花，米，タバコ，木材，柑橘類を集散，加工する。港はその積出港であるとともに，パラナ，パラグアイ両川の合流点のすぐ下流にあって両川の水運を結ぶ港として重要。 1588年建設の古い町で，市内には植民地時代の建築物が多数保存されている。ラクルス聖堂は 16世紀の十字架を納めていることで知られ，各地から巡礼者が集る。国立ノルトエステ大学 (1957) 所在地。首都と水路，鉄道，道路で連絡。パラナ川対岸のレシステンシアとは道路橋で結ばれている。人口 26万 7742 (1991推計) 。

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