Trivandrum - Trivandrum (English spelling)

Japanese: トリバンドラム - とりばんどらむ(英語表記)Trivandrum
Trivandrum - Trivandrum (English spelling)

The capital of Kerala state in southwest India. It faces the Arabian Sea, 80 km northwest of Cape Comorin. Population 744,739, 889,191 including surrounding areas (2001). It was the capital of the 18th century Travancore princely state, and is a tranquil city with many educational and cultural facilities such as the Royal Palace, Travancore University, and Napier Museum in the center of the city on high ground. It has a tropical monsoon climate with an average annual temperature of 27°C and an average annual rainfall of 1,800 mm, and the beautiful Malabar Coast, represented by Kovalam Beach, 14 km away. The northwest is an industrial area with metal, rubber, and titanium industries. The main shopping areas are Charai Bazaar and Palayam. National Highway 47 runs through the city, and it is also the terminus of the Southern Railway. It is home to the Hindu Padmanabhaswamy Temple, built in the early 18th century.

[Toshiro Naruse]

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Japanese:

インド南西部、ケララ州の州都。コモリン岬の北西80キロメートル、アラビア海に臨む。人口74万4739、周辺部を含む人口88万9191(2001)。18世紀のトラバンコール藩王国の首都で、高台にある街の中心に王宮、トラバンコール大学、ネイピア博物館など教育・文化施設の多い落ち着いた趣(おもむき)のある都市である。年平均気温27℃、年降水量1800ミリメートルの熱帯モンスーン気候下にあり、14キロメートル離れたコバラム・ビーチを代表とするマラバル海岸が美しい。北西部は工業地帯で、金属、ゴム、チタン工業がある。商店街はチャライ・バザール、パラヤムが中心である。国道47号が通り、サウザン鉄道の終点でもある。18世紀初頭に建造されたヒンドゥー教のパドマナーバスワーミ寺院がある。

[成瀬敏郎]

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