Tegucigalpa (English spelling)

Japanese: テグシガルパ（英語表記）Tegucigalpa

The capital of Honduras and the department of Francisco Morazan. It is located on a mountain plateau in the south-central part of the country, at an altitude of about 1000m. It has a mild tropical highland climate, with an average temperature of 19°C in January and 24°C in May. The annual precipitation is about 1000mm, falling mainly from May to October. It was built on the slopes of Mount Picacho around 1579 as a gold and silver mining center. In 1880, it was designated the capital of the Republic of Honduras, replacing Comayagua in the northwest. In 1938, it was merged with Comayaguerra on the opposite bank of the Choluteca River to form a special administrative region. In addition to the presidential palace and the parliament, the city has the National Autonomous University of Honduras, founded in 1847, and an 18th century cathedral. There are industries such as textiles, sugar refining, and tobacco, but they are small-scale and most of them are for local consumption. It is one of the few capital cities in the world without a railway, and transportation is mainly by air, with the Toncontin International Airport located nearby. Freight is mainly transported by road, with the Interoceanic Highway connecting the Pacific coast and the Caribbean coast passing through it. Population: 990,600 (2009).

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Japanese:

ホンジュラスの首都。またフランシスコモラサン県の県都。同国中部南寄りの山間の高原上にあり，標高約 1000m。熱帯高地の温和な気候を示し，平均気温は1月 19℃，5月 24℃。年降水量は約 1000mmでおもに5～10月に降る。 1579年頃金，銀の採掘中心地としてピカチョ山斜面に建設された。 1880年北西のコマヤグアに代わってホンジュラス共和国の首都と定められた。 1938年にはチョルテカ川対岸のコマヤグエラを合併し，特別行政区を形成。市内には大統領官邸，議事堂などのほか，1847年創立のホンジュラス国立自治大学や 18世紀の大聖堂がある。織物，製糖，たばこなどの工業があるが小規模で，大部分が地元の消費用である。世界でも数少ない鉄道のない首都で，交通はおもに空路によっており，近郊にトンコンティン国際空港がある。貨物輸送はもっぱら道路により，太平洋側とカリブ海側を結ぶ大洋間ハイウェーが通る。人口 99万600（2009）。

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