Salta (English spelling)

Japanese: サルタ（英語表記）Salta

The capital of Salta Province in northwestern Argentina. It is located about 220 km north of San Miguel de Tucuman, on the eastern slope of the Andes, in the Lerma Valley, carved by the source of the Salado River, a member of the Rio de la Plata River system, at an altitude of about 1,190 m. Founded in 1582, it developed as a commercial center during the colonial period, and was known especially for hosting a large livestock market. It was a battlefield during the War of Independence, and in 1813, the independence forces under the command of M. Belgrano defeated the Spanish colonial government forces. Currently, as a commercial and industrial center, it distributes and processes agricultural and livestock products, forestry products, and minerals produced in the province. Although the city has often suffered severe damage from earthquakes, many colonial-era buildings, including the cathedral, have been preserved, and there are hot springs nearby, making it a tourist and health resort. In recent years, it has attracted attention as a research center for the Inca and other Indian cultures before the Spanish conquest. It is also the home of the Catholic University of Salta (1967). The city is connected to the rest of the country by rail and road, and there is also a railroad that crosses the Andes to the port of Antofagasta in Chile. Population: 373,857 (1991 estimate).

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Japanese:

アルゼンチン北西部，サルタ州の州都。サンミゲルデトゥクマンの北約 220km，アンデス山脈東斜面，ラプラタ川水系サラド川の源流によって刻まれたレルマ谷にあり，標高約 1190m。 1582年建設され，植民地時代には商業中心地として発展，特に大規模な家畜市の開催地として知られた。独立戦争時には戦場となり，1813年 M.ベルグラノ指揮下の独立軍がスペイン植民地政府軍を破った。現在商工業中心地として，州内に産する農畜産物，林産物，鉱産物を集散，加工する。市街は地震によってしばしば大きな被害を受けたが，大聖堂をはじめとする植民地時代の建物が多数保存され，近くに温泉もあるため，観光・保養地ともなっている。近年はインカその他，スペイン征服前のインディオ文化の研究中心地として注目されている。サルタ・カトリカ大学 (1967) 所在地。国内各地と鉄道，道路で結ばれるほか，アンデスを越えてチリのアントファガスタ港へ通じる鉄道が通る。人口 37万 3857 (1991推計) 。

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