Cedar Rapids

Japanese: シーダー･ラピッズ（英語表記）Cedar Rapids

A commercial and industrial city in central eastern Iowa, USA. With a population of 113,000 (1994), it is the second largest city in the state. The city was established on the right bank of the Cedar River in the 1830s, and its rapids became an important source of hydroelectric power, so it was once called Rapids City. Located in the Corn Belt, it developed as a distribution center for grains and livestock with the opening of the railroad in 1859. Industries such as meat processing, feed, and machinery can be found in the city, and it is the central city in the eastern part of the state. [Yagasaki Noritaka]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

アメリカ合衆国アイオワ州中東部の商工業都市。人口11万3000(1994)で同州第2位。1830年代にシーダー川右岸に町が建設され，その早瀬(ラピッズ)は重要な水力源となり，一時はラピッズ･シティとも呼ばれた。コーン･ベルト(トウモロコシ地帯)に位置し，1859年の鉄道の開通とともに，穀物･家畜の集散地として発達した。食肉加工，飼料，機械などの工業がみられ，同州東部の中心都市である。【矢ヶ崎典隆】

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