Temuco (English spelling)

Japanese: テムコ（英語表記）Temuco

A city in south-central Chile. It is located about 220 km south-southeast of Concepcion, about 70 km inland from the Pacific coast, and overlooks the Cautin River. The Araucano Indians, who have lived in this area since ancient times, resisted the rule of Spain and then Chile for a long time. The city was founded as a frontier town after the area became Chilean territory in 1881 by a treaty between the Araucano people and the Chilean government, and gradually developed with the settlement of Europeans, mainly Germans. It is now the center of the surrounding agricultural region, distributing and processing wheat, apples, cattle, and timber. The city has a cathedral, the Araucano Museum, and an Indian market, and is a popular tourist destination because it is the entrance to the Chilean lakes and marshes area to the south and the base for the ski resort of Yaima Volcano in the Andes to the east. The Pan-American Highway and the Trans-Chilean Railway pass through the city. Population: 211,693 (estimated 1992).

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Japanese:

チリ中南部の都市。コンセプシオンの南南東約 220km，太平洋岸から約 70km内陸にあり，カウティン川にのぞむ。古くからこの地域一帯に住んでいたインディオのアラウカノ族は長い間スペイン，次いでチリの支配に抵抗。市は，1881年アラウカノ族とチリ政府との間に結ばれた条約によってこの地域がチリ領となったのち，辺境の町として建設され，ドイツ人を中心としたヨーロッパ人の入植によって次第に発展。現在周辺の農業地帯の中心地で，小麦，リンゴ，ウシ，木材などを集散，加工する。市内には大聖堂，アラウカノ博物館，インディオ市場などがあり，南方に広がるチリ湖沼地帯の入口で，また東方にそびえるアンデスのヤイマ火山のスキー場への基地ともなっているため，観光客が多い。パンアメリカン・ハイウェーとチリ縦貫鉄道が通る。人口 21万 1693 (1992推計) 。

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