Zamora (English spelling)

Japanese: サモラ（英語表記）Zamora

Its official name is Zamora de Hidalgo. It is a city in the northwest of Michoacán, in southwest Mexico. It is located in the Zamora Valley, at the southwestern edge of the Mexican Plateau, about 320 km west-northwest of Mexico City, at an altitude of about 1,560 m. It was built in 1540 as a defense base for the Spanish against the Indians. It is currently the commercial and industrial center of the surrounding agricultural and pastoral areas, distributing corn, wheat, beans, fruits, vegetables, and livestock, and manufacturing dairy products and candy. It is also a major producer of handicrafts such as shawls, jewelry, pottery, and sandals. The main road from Mexico City to Guadalajara passes through it. Population: 145,079 (1990 estimate).

Zamora
Zamora

The capital of Zamora province in the Autonomous Community of Castile and Leon in northwestern Spain. It faces the Douro River. It was once the main city of the Kingdom of Leon, and was a strategic base in the early days of the Reconquista. It is a crossroads of railways that cross and transverse the Iberian Peninsula. It distributes agricultural products such as wine and wheat and their processed products, and produces wool and cotton textiles. It has a fort (8th century), a Romanesque cathedral (12th century), and an arch bridge (14th century). Population: 66,002 (2006 estimate).

Zamora
Zamora

The capital of Zamora Chinchipe Province in the southern tip of Ecuador. It is located about 130 km south of Cuenca, at the southeastern foot of the Zamora Mountains in the Andes, on the south bank of the Zamora River, a part of the Amazon River system. The settlement is centered around a mission, and most of the residents are Indians. It is the trading center of the region, and goods are traded mainly by barter. A road connects it to Loja, about 30 km west-northwest. Population 8,048 (1990).

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Japanese:

正式名称はサモラデイダルゴ Zamora de Hidalgo。メキシコ南西部，ミチョアカン州北西部の都市。メキシコ市の西北西約 320km，メキシコ高原南西端部のサモラ谷にあり，標高約 1560m。 1540年インディオに対するスペイン人の防衛基地として建設された。現在周辺の農牧地帯の商工業中心地で，トウモロコシ，小麦，豆類，果実，野菜，家畜などを集散し，乳製品やキャンデーなどを製造する。また肩掛け，宝飾品，陶器，サンダルなどの手工芸品の生産も盛ん。メキシコ市からグアダラハラにいたる幹線道路が通る。人口 14万 5079 (1990推計) 。

サモラ
Zamora

スペイン北西部，カスティリア・レオン自治州，サモラ県の県都。ドーロ川に面する。かつてのレオン王国の主要都市で，国土回復運動の初期には，戦略上の拠点となった。イベリア半島を横断，縦断する鉄道が交差する。ワインやコムギなどの農産物やその加工品を集散し，毛・綿織物を産する。砦（8世紀），ロマネスク様式の大聖堂（12世紀），アーチ橋（14世紀）などがある。人口 6万6002（2006推計）。

サモラ
Zamora

エクアドル南端部，サモラチンチペ州の州都。クエンカの南約 130km，アンデスのサモラ山脈南東麓，アマゾン川水系サモラ川の南岸にある。伝道所を中心とした集落で，住民の大半はインディオ。この地方の交易中心地となっており，物資はおもに物々交換によって取引される。西北西約 30kmのロハから道路が通じる。人口 8048 (1990) 。

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