Concepción (English spelling)

Japanese: コンセプシオン（英語表記）Concepción

Its official name is Concepción de la Madre Santísima de la Luz. It is a city in south-central Chile. It is located about 450 km south-southwest of the capital Santiago, about 10 km upstream on the coast of the Biobío River, which flows into the Pacific Ocean. It was founded by the Spaniards in 1550 at the site of what is now Penco, about 10 km north-northeast of the Gulf of Concepción, but it was damaged by two conflicts with the Indians and repeated earthquakes, especially the earthquakes in 1730 and 1751, which were accompanied by tsunamis, and it was moved to its current location along the Biobío River, a little inland, in 1754. The city developed as a commercial center because the river was an important transportation route connecting the Pacific coast with the fertile agricultural areas inland. Today, the city has its outer port at Talcahuano, a good natural harbor in the north-northwest, and Chile's largest coalfield to the south. Blessed with hydroelectric power from the Biobío River, the city and its suburbs have developed as an industrial area. In addition to industries such as food, textiles, leather products, and beer, heavy chemical industries such as steel, oil refining, and chemicals have developed in recent years. It is also a cultural center, with higher education institutions such as the University of Concepción (1919). Most of the city was rebuilt after the 1939 earthquake, and there are many modern buildings. The city is connected by rail and road to the Pan-American Highway and the Trans-Chilean Railway, and there is also a railroad to nearby coal-mining centers such as Coronel and Rota. Population: 306,464 (1992 estimate).

Concepcion
Concept

The capital of Concepción Department in the northwest of the Eastern Region (east of the Paraguay River), Paraguay. A river port city located on the east bank of the Paraguay River, about 210 km north of the capital Asuncion. Founded in 1773. It is a development base in the northern part of the great plains known as the Gran Chaco, which stretches along the west bank of the river, and the city has factories producing lumber, flour, cotton textiles, sugar, leather, and other products. The port is the shipping port for the department and the northern Chaco, and is a free port with active trade with Brazil. It is connected to the capital by waterways and roads, and is the starting point of roads leading to Brazil. Population: 23,723 (1985 estimate).

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Japanese:

正式名称はコンセプシオンデラマドレサンティシマデラルス Concepción de la Madre Santísima de la Luz。チリ中南部の都市。首都サンチアゴの南南西約 450km，太平洋に注ぐビオビオ川の河口から約 10km上流の沿岸に位置する。 1550年，北北東約 10km，コンセプシオン湾にのぞむ現在のペンコの地にスペイン人によって建設されたが，2度にわたるインディオとの抗争やたび重なる地震によって被害を受け，特に 1730，51年の地震は津波を伴ったため被害が大きく，54年やや内陸のビオビオ川に沿う現在地に移転。同川は太平洋岸と内陸の肥沃な農業地帯を結ぶ重要な交通路をなしていたため，市は商業中心地として発展。現在は天然の良港である北北西のタルカワノを外港とし，南方にチリ最大の炭田地帯を控え，ビオビオ川による水力発電の電力に恵まれ，近郊を含めて工業地帯としても発展。食品，繊維，皮革製品，ビールなどの工業のほか，近年製鉄，石油精製，化学などの重化学工業が発達。コンセプシオン大学 (1919) をはじめとする高等教育機関があり，文化中心地ともなっている。市街は大部分が 1939年の地震ののち再建され，近代的な建物が多い。鉄道，道路によりパンアメリカン・ハイウェー，チリ縦貫鉄道に連絡するほか，周辺のコロネル，ロタなどの採炭中心地へ鉄道が通じる。人口 30万 6464 (1992推計) 。

コンセプシオン
Concepción

パラグアイ，東部地方 (パラグアイ川以東) 北西部，コンセプシオン県の県都。首都アスンシオンの北約 210km，パラグアイ川東岸に位置する河港都市。 1773年建設。同川西岸に広がるグランチャコと呼ばれる大平原地帯の北部の開発基地で，市内には製材，製粉，綿織物，製糖，なめし皮などの工場がある。港は同県および北チャコの積出港で，自由港としてブラジルとの取引も盛ん。首都と水路，道路で結ばれ，ブラジル方面へ通じる道路の起点となっている。人口2万 3723 (1985推計) 。

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