Santarém (English spelling)

Japanese: サンタレン（英語表記）Santarém

A city in the western part of the state of Para in northern Brazil. The central settlement is a river port city located on the right bank of the lowermost part of the Tapajos River, a tributary of the Amazon River, about 700 km west of the state capital, Belem. It began with the construction of a Jesuit mission in 1661, and later a settlement was formed around a fortress, and in 1848 it became a city. It is currently the commercial center of the Tapajos River basin, and ships rosewood oil, rubber, timber, jute, and other crops produced along the coast. The Santarem Plateau, about 120 meters above sea level to the south of the city, is one of the most fertile agricultural areas in the Amazon basin, and is home to a thriving cultivation of rice, beans, cassava, and other crops. Alumina and oil refinery factories are also located here. It is the largest city along the Amazon River between Belem and Manaus, and serves as a port of call for ocean-going ships traveling up the river, as well as the starting point of shipping on the Tapajos River, where ocean-going ships can travel up the river about 270 km upstream from the city, and river boats can travel further upstream. In 1976, the TransAmazon Highway, which runs north from Cuiabá, the capital of Mato Grosso state, was opened to the city, making it a key location for land transportation. Population: 265,105 (1991 estimate).

Santarem
Santarém

Ancient name: Scalabis. Capital of Santarem County in central Portugal. A port city on the right bank of the Tagus River. A commercial center in the fertile agricultural region downstream of the Tagus River, with a thriving food processing industry. A city dating back to the Roman period, it was an important fortress during the Reconquista. It has medieval churches, monasteries, and a Jesuit school (1676). Population: 23,690 (1991 estimate).

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Japanese:

ブラジル北部，パラ州西部の都市。中心集落はアマゾン川支流タパジョス川の最下流部右岸に位置する河港都市で，州都ベレンの西約 700kmにある。 1661年イエズス会の伝道所が建設されたことに始り，のち要塞を中心に集落が形成され，1848年市となった。現在タパジョス川流域の商業中心地で，沿岸に産するローズウッド油，ゴム，木材，ジュートなどを積出す。市南方の標高約 120mのサンタレン台地はアマゾン流域有数の肥沃な農業地帯で，イネ，豆類，キャッサバなどの栽培が盛ん。アルミナ，製油などの工場も立地。ベレンとマナウスの間のアマゾン川沿岸最大の都市で，同川を遡航する外洋船の寄航地となっているとともに，タパジョス川水運の起点であり，市から約 270km上流まで外洋船が遡航，川船によってさらに上流にさかのぼることができる。 1976年にはマトグロッソ州の州都クイアバから北上するトランスアマゾン・ハイウェーが市まで通じ，陸上交通の要地ともなっている。人口 26万 5105 (1991推計) 。

サンタレン
Santarém

古代名スカラビス Scalabis。ポルトガル中部，サンタレン県の県都。テージョ川右岸にある港町。テージョ川下流の肥沃な農業地帯の商業中心地で，食品加工も盛ん。ローマ支配時代からの町で，国土回復運動の時期には重要な要塞であった。中世からの聖堂，修道院，イエズス会の学校 (1676) などがある。人口2万 3690 (1991推計) 。

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