The capital of Tachira State in western Venezuela. Population 238,670 (1992). Founded in 1561 as a resort for planters at an altitude of 830m in the Sierra de Merida mountains, the city still retains traces of its colonial days. It developed as a center of trade with Colombia, a key transportation point connecting the Maracaibo lowlands and the Llano, and as a distribution center for cacao, coffee, sugar cane, cotton, leather, and other products produced in the surrounding mountain areas. Manufacturing industries such as cement and chemicals have also been booming recently. [Kamitani Hiroshi] Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
ベネズエラ西部,タチラ州の州都。人口23万8670(1992)。1561年にメリダ山脈の標高830mの地に農園主たちの保養地として建設され,植民地時代の面影をとどめている。コロンビアとの貿易の中心地として,マラカイボ低地とリャノを結ぶ交通の要所として,また周囲の山間部で生産されるカカオ,コーヒー,サトウキビ,綿花,皮革などの集散地として発展した。セメント,化学などの製造業も最近興っている。【上谷 博】
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