Ambato (English spelling)

Japanese: アンバト（英語表記）Ambato

The capital of Tungurahua Province in central Ecuador. It is located in a basin in the Andes Mountains, about 110 km south of the capital Quito, and is about 2,600 m above sea level. To the southwest, the country's highest peak, Chimborazo Volcano (6,310 m), rises. In 1821, the year before Ecuador's independence, the liberation army led by Ajéde Sucre won a victory over the Spanish army, and today it is the trading center for the surrounding agricultural areas. In addition to fruits from the Ambato Basin, sugar cane and grains are distributed here, and the city has industries such as tanning, leather, food, and textiles. Located in a volcanic area, it is often damaged by eruptions and earthquakes, and the city was particularly devastated by an earthquake in 1949, but old buildings such as the Renaissance cathedral remain. Miraflores, a suburb of the city, is known as a residential and villa area for the upper class. It is an important transportation hub, and the main railway line connecting Quito and Guayaquil, the Pan-American Highway, pass through it. The road to the Amazonas region east of the Andes branches off from it, and it is the entrance to the upper Amazon basin. It is the birthplace and grave of the writer J. Montalvo. Population: 124,166 (1990).

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Japanese:

エクアドル中部，トゥングラワ州の州都。首都キトの南約 110km，アンデス山脈中の盆地にあり，標高約 2600m。南西方に同国の最高峰チンボラソ火山 (6310m) がそびえる。エクアドル独立前年の 1821年，A.J.deスクレ率いる解放軍がスペイン軍に勝利を収めた地で，現在は周辺の農業地帯の取引中心地。アンバト盆地に産する果実のほか，サトウキビ，穀物などを集散し，市内にはなめし皮，皮革，食品，繊維などの工業が立地する。火山地帯にあるためしばしば噴火や地震の被害を受け，特に 1949年の地震で市街が大破したが，ルネサンス様式の大聖堂など古い建物も残っている。郊外のミラフロレスは上流階級の住宅・別荘地として知られる。交通の要地で，キトとグアヤキルを結ぶ幹線鉄道，パンアメリカン・ハイウェーが通り，アンデスの東，アマソナス地方に通じる道路が分岐してアマゾン上流域への入口となっている。作家 J.モンタルボの生地で，墓がある。人口 12万 4166 (1990) 。

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