New Plymouth

Japanese: ニュープリマス(英語表記)New Plymouth
New Plymouth
A port city in the Taranaki region on the west coast of the North Island, New Zealand. It is the largest city on the Taranaki Plains. Its climate is warm and humid with little annual range. It was founded in 1841 by the New Plymouth Company with the assistance of the New Zealand Company. The surrounding Taranaki Plains are New Zealand's largest dairy farming region, and dairy products are exported. It is a tourist base near Egmont National Park, centered on Mount Egmont (2,517m), about 30km to the south. Since 1969, natural gas has been developed offshore (Maui Gas Field), and is used for thermal power generation and other purposes, and is sent to Auckland by pipeline. Population: 68,900 (1990 estimate).

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Japanese:
ニュージーランド,ノース島西岸,タラナキ地方の港湾都市。タラナキ平野第1の都市。気候は温暖湿潤で年較差は少い。 1841年ニュージーランド会社の援助のもとにニュープリマス会社によって建設された。周辺のタラナキ平野はニュージーランド最大の酪農地域で,酪製品が輸出される。南方約 30kmのエグモント山 (2517m) を中心にしたエグモント国立公園を控えた観光拠点。 1969年以来,沖合いで天然ガスが開発 (マウイガス田) されており,火力発電などに利用されるほか,オークランドへパイプラインで送られている。人口6万 8900 (1990推計) 。

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