Zacatecas (English spelling)

Japanese: サカテカス(英語表記)Zacatecas
Zacatecas (English spelling)
The capital of Zacatecas State in central Mexico. It is located about 500km northwest of Mexico City, in a deep, narrow valley at an altitude of about 2,250m, at the northeastern foot of the southern Madre del Occidental mountain range. It was founded as a mining center in 1548, two years after silver ore was discovered in the area, and became a city in 1585. By the 19th century, the surrounding mines had been developed to produce one-fifth of the world's silver. It is still a mining center, but it is also a commercial and industrial center for the surrounding agricultural areas. The old town, centered on the cathedral (1612-1752), famous for its beautifully carved façade, was registered as a cultural heritage of the World Heritage Sites in 1993. It is also the location of the Autonomous University of Zacatecas (1832). About 45km south-southwest is the ruins of a vast Indian settlement, Chico Mostoc. It is the main highway that connects the border town of Ciudad Juarez with Mexico City, is served by a railway line, and intersects with the road that connects Monterrey with Guadalajara. Population: 108,528 (1990 estimate).

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Japanese:
メキシコ中部,サカテカス州の州都。メキシコシティーの北西約 500km,西マドレ山脈南部北東麓,標高約 2250mの深く狭い谷にある。この地域で銀鉱が発見されてから2年後の 1548年に,その採掘中心地として建設され,1585年市となった。 19世紀までに周辺の鉱山は世界の5分の1を占める銀を生産するまでに開発された。現在も鉱業中心地であるが,同時に周辺の農業地帯の商工業中心地でもある。美しい彫刻が施されたファサードで有名な大聖堂 (1612~1752) を中心とする旧市街は,1993年世界遺産の文化遺産に登録。サカテカス自治大学 (1832) 所在地。南南西約 45kmには広大なインディオの集落跡チコモストクがある。アメリカ合衆国との国境の町シウダードフアレスとメキシコシティーを結ぶ幹線道路,鉄道が通り,モンテレイとグアダラハラを結ぶ道路と交差する。人口 10万 8528 (1990推計) 。

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