Tijuana - Tijuana (English spelling)

Japanese: ティフアナ - てぃふあな(英語表記)Tijuana
Tijuana - Tijuana (English spelling)

A tourist city in Baja California, in the northwest of Mexico. It is located at the base of the California Peninsula, along the border with the United States. Population 1, 148,681 (2000). Route 1 runs south along the peninsula, and Route 2 leads to the state capital, Mexicali, making it well-connected. It is only about 20 km from San Diego, California. This makes it a gateway for American tourists from California, and an entertainment district has developed. Bullfighting, jai alai, horse racing, and dog racing are popular, and souvenirs include Mexican leather products, sombreros, and folk crafts. Until the 1950s, it was the center of the surrounding irrigated agricultural region with a population of less than 60,000, but the population has rapidly increased due to the development of food processing and tourism.

[Takagi Hideki]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

メキシコ北西端、バハ・カリフォルニア州の観光都市。カリフォルニア半島の基部、アメリカとの国境沿いに位置する。人口114万8681(2000)。国道1号が半島を南下し、2号が州都メヒカリに通じて交通の便がよい。アメリカのカリフォルニア州サン・ディエゴまでは約20キロメートルと近い。そのためカリフォルニア州からのアメリカ人観光客の入口となっており、歓楽街が発達した。闘牛、ハイアライ、競馬、ドッグレースが盛んで、土産(みやげ)品はメキシコ特産の皮革製品、ソンブレロ、民芸品などである。1950年代までは人口6万に満たない、周辺の灌漑(かんがい)農業地域の中心地であったが、食品加工業と観光業の発展で人口が急増した。

[高木秀樹]

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