Cheboksary (English spelling) Чебоксары/Cheboksarï

Japanese: チェボクサリ - ちぇぼくさり(英語表記)Чебоксары/Cheboksarï
Cheboksary (English spelling) Чебоксары/Cheboksarï

The capital of the Republic of Chuvashia in the western part of the Russian Federation. Population 458,000 (1999). A port city on the right bank of the Volga River, it developed as the administrative, economic and cultural center of the Republic of Chuvashia. Its main industries are machinery (electrical machinery, tractor parts), textiles (cotton), wood and food industries. There are many cultural facilities, including a general university, an agricultural university, a pedagogical university, the Chapayev Museum, a local museum and various theaters. The origins of the city are unclear, but it appeared in records from 1371 and became a city in 1555. It developed after becoming the capital of the republic in 1925, and the opening of the railway in 1939 further promoted this development. It is the location of an airport.

[Taizo Nakamura]

[Reference] | Chuvashia

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

ロシア連邦西部、チュバシア共和国の首都。人口45万8000(1999)。ボルガ川右岸の港湾都市で、チュバシア共和国の行政、経済、文化の中心地として発展した。主要工業は機械(電気機械、トラクター部品)、繊維(綿)、木材、食品工業である。総合大学、農業大学、教育大学、チャパーエフ博物館、郷土博物館、各種劇場など、文化施設が多い。市の起源は明らかでないが、1371年の記録に現れ、1555年市となった。1925年共和国の首都となって以降発展し、39年の鉄道開通はそれを助長した。空港所在地。

[中村泰三]

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