San Salvador (English spelling)

Japanese: サン・サルバドル(英語表記)San Salvador
San Salvador (English spelling)
The capital of the Republic of El Salvador. Population: 422,570 (1992). Located at the foot of San Salvador Volcano (1,960 m) in the west-northwest, it is 682 m above sea level. It was founded in 1525 by the Spanish conqueror Pedro de Alvarado and moved to its current location in 1528. During the colonial period, it was the center of the Cuscatlan region, and was the capital of the Central American Federation from 1834 to 1839. It became the capital of El Salvador in 1839. It suffered major damage from earthquakes in 1854, 1873, and 1917, and from a river flood in 1934.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
エルサルバドル共和国の首都。人口42万2570(1992)。西北西にあるサン・サルバドル火山(1960m)のふもとに位置し,標高682m。1525年にスペイン人征服者ペドロ・デ・アルバラドによって建設され,28年に現在位置に移された。植民地時代にはクスカトラン地方の中心地であり,1834‐39年には中央アメリカ連邦の首都が置かれた。1839年にエルサルバドルの首都となる。54年,73年,1917年には地震によって,また1934年には川の氾濫によって大きな被害を受けている。

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