Colima (English spelling)

Japanese: コリマ（英語表記）Colima

The capital of Colima State in southwestern Mexico. It is located about 170 km south-southwest of Guadalajara, in a basin in the mountains that form the southern extension of the Madre San Gorgonio Occidental, overlooking the Colima River, a tributary of the Almeria River. It is about 470 m above sea level. It is an old town founded in 1522, but due to its location in a very poorly accessible area, it did not play an important role in Mexican history. It is currently connected by rail and road to the capital and other inland cities, as well as to Manzanillo, a port on the Pacific coast. It is the center of the surrounding agricultural region, and is a place where cotton, rice, corn, etc. are distributed and processed, and there are industries such as salt refining, distilled liquor, shoemaking, and leather. It is the location of the University of Colima (1867). Population: 116,155 (estimated 1990).

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Japanese:

メキシコ南西部，コリマ州の州都。グアダラハラの南南西約 170km，西マドレ山脈の南の延長をなす山地中の盆地にあり，アルメリア川支流コリマ川にのぞむ。標高約 470m。 1522年に建設された古い町であるが，交通の便がきわめて悪い土地にあったため，メキシコ史上重要な役割を果すことはなかった。現在は首都をはじめとする内陸諸都市，および太平洋岸の港マンサニヨと鉄道，道路で結ばれている。周辺の農業地帯の中心地で，綿花，米，トウモロコシなどを集散，加工するほか，食塩精製，蒸留酒，製靴，皮革などの工業が立地する。コリマ大学 (1867) 所在地。人口 11万 6155 (1990推計) 。

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