Surigao - Surigao (English spelling)

Japanese: スリガオ - すりがお(英語表記)Surigao
Surigao - Surigao (English spelling)

A city in the southern Philippines, at the northern tip of Mindanao Island. Capital of Surigao del Norte Province. Population 118,534 (2000). It is the administrative and distribution center of the region, with many mining material dealers. Nearby Nonoc is home to the Philippines' largest nickel mine, as well as cobalt, gold, chromium, and other minerals. It also has laterite deposits. It is the starting point of the Mindanao section of the Maharlika Highway that runs through the Philippines. The residents speak Cebuano.

[Akira Takahashi]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

フィリピン南部、ミンダナオ島北端の都市。スリガオ・デル・ノルテ州の州都。人口11万8534(2000)。この地方の行政、流通の中心地であるが、とくに鉱業関係資材の業者が多い。近くのノノックにはフィリピン第一のニッケル鉱山があるほか、コバルト、金、クロムなどを産する。ラテライトの鉱床もある。フィリピンを縦貫するマハルリカ幹線道路のミンダナオ部分の起点となっている。住民はセブアノ語を話す。

[高橋 彰]

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