A city in southeastern Uganda. It is located on the north shore of Lake Victoria and on the right bank of the outlet of the Victoria Nile. It is at an altitude of 1,200m, so the maximum temperature is 26°C, making it quite bearable. It is the country's main industrial city, and is home to copper smelting, steel, cotton textiles, plywood, tobacco, and flour milling industries, utilizing the power generated by Owen Falls. It is also a lake port and has long been the center of trade along the Lake Victoria coast, distributing cotton, corn, peanuts, and sugar cane. It is also known as a resort town. It is connected by rail and road to cities on the Indian Ocean coast, such as Dar es Salaam in Tanzania and Mombasa in Kenya. There is a monument to J. Speke, a British explorer who arrived in 1862 in search of the source of the Nile. Population 60,979 (1991 estimate). Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
ウガンダ南東部の都市。ビクトリア湖北岸,ビクトリアナイル川の流出口右岸に位置。標高 1200mの高地にあるため,最高気温 26℃としのぎやすい。同国の主要工業都市で,オーウェン滝の発電を利用して,銅製錬,製鋼,綿織物,合板,たばこ,製粉などの工業が立地。湖港でもあり,古くからビクトリア湖沿岸交易の中心地で,綿花,トウモロコシ,ナンキンマメ,サトウキビなどを集散。保養地としても知られる。タンザニアのダルエスサラーム,ケニアのモンバサなどインド洋岸の都市と鉄道,道路で結ばれる。 1862年にナイル川の源泉を求めて到着したイギリスの探検家 J.スピークの記念碑がある。人口6万 979 (1991推計) 。
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