Tacloban (English spelling)

Japanese: タクロバン(英語表記)Tacloban
Tacloban (English spelling)
A port city on the northern east coast of Leyte Island in the eastern Visayan Islands of the Philippines. It is the capital of Leyte Province and lies at the head of San Pedro Bay, which opens into Leyte Gulf. It is the commercial center of the eastern Visayan Islands, with the fertile agricultural areas of the Leyte Plain and the southeastern part of Samal Island across the San Juanico Strait as its hinterland. It exports hemp, copra, and timber. It is also a large fishing port. During World War II, American troops landed on Leyte Island and made it the capital of the Commonwealth of the Philippines until they recaptured Manila. Population: 138,000 (1990 estimate).

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Japanese:
フィリピン,ビサヤ諸島東部,レイテ島東岸北部にある港市。レイテ州の州都。レイテ湾から湾入するサンペドロ湾の湾奥にある。ビサヤ諸島東部の商業中心地で,レイテ平野の肥沃な農業地帯と,サンファニコ海峡をへだてたサマル島の南東部を後背地とする。マニラアサ,コプラ,木材を輸出する。大規模な漁港でもある。第2次世界大戦ではレイテ島に上陸したアメリカ軍が,マニラの奪還までフィリピン連邦の首都とした。人口 13万 8000 (1990推計) 。

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