A city located in western India, in the western state of Maharashtra, about 30 km northeast of Mumbai (Bombay). It is the administrative capital of Thana district. It is a satellite city of Mumbai, facing the Thana Channel that leads to Mumbai Port, and is economically part of the Greater Mumbai metropolis. It has developed into an industrial area, with factories producing chemicals, fertilizers, machinery, general goods, cotton textiles, rope, etc. Salt is also produced here. It is the site of one of the oldest Portuguese settlements in India, and flourished as a Portuguese trading port in the 16th and 17th centuries. There are old forts, Jain temples, and the ruins of a cathedral and castle from the Portuguese era. Population: 1,261,517 (2001). Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
インド西部,マハーラーシュトラ州西部,ムンバイ (ボンベイ) 北東約 30kmにある都市。ターナ県の行政庁所在地。ムンバイ港に通じるターナ水道に臨むムンバイの衛星都市で,経済的には大ムンバイ市に含まれる。化学,肥料,機械,雑貨品,綿織物,ロープなどの工場があり,工業地帯として発展。製塩も行なわれる。インドで最も古いポルトガル人集落の一つが建設された地で,16~17世紀にはポルトガルの貿易港として繁栄。古い砦,ジャイナ教寺院,ポルトガル時代の大聖堂や城跡がある。人口 126万 1517 (2001) 。
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