Baguio (English spelling)

Japanese: バギオ(英語表記)Baguio
Baguio (English spelling)
A highland city in Benguet province, western Luzon, Philippines. It is located on a plateau at an altitude of 1,400m in the southwest of the Cordillera Central Mountains, with an average annual temperature of about 18°C. It is 210km north of Manila and connected by a highway. During the American colonial period, it was the summer governor's office, and it rapidly developed as a summer resort, becoming known as the "summer capital." On the gently undulating plateau, surrounded by pine forests, there are rows of luxury hotels and villas. The Philippine Military Academy and St. Louis University are located here. The surrounding area is a gold-producing region, and it is also the commercial center of the region. Population: 183,000 (1990 estimate).

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Japanese:
フィリピン,ルソン島西部,ベンゲット州にある高原都市。コルディエラセントラル山脈南西部,標高 1400mの高原上にあり,年平均気温約 18℃。マニラ北方 210kmにあり,自動車道で結ばれる。アメリカ領時代に夏季の総督府がおかれ,避暑地として急速に発展して「夏の首都」と呼ばれるようになった。なだらかな起伏をもつ高台には,マツ林に囲まれた高級ホテル,別荘が立並ぶ。フィリピン陸軍士官学校,セント・ルイス大学がおかれている。周辺は産金地帯で,その商業中心地でもある。人口 18万 3000 (1990推計) 。

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