Palmerston North

Japanese: パーマストン･ノース（英語表記）Palmerston North

A city in the southern part of New Zealand's North Island. It is located 140km (by road) northeast of Wellington, in the eastern part of the Manawatu Plains, on the right bank of the Manawatu River. Population: 74,000 (1993). With the agricultural and pastoral areas of the Manawatu Plains as its hinterland, it is a distribution center for agricultural products, and various industries such as food processing, textiles, and machinery are carried out here. There are technical schools and research institutes, including Massey University, and an airport (for domestic flights). Founded in 1866, it was incorporated as a city in 1930. Its name comes from the name of a British Prime Minister. [Taniuchi Tatsu]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ニュージーランド北島南部の都市。ウェリントンの北東140km(道路距離)，マナワトゥ平野の東部，マナワトゥ川右岸に位置する。人口7万4000(1993)。マナワトゥ平野の農牧地帯を後背地とした農産物の集散地で，食品加工，繊維，機械などの各種工業が行われる。マッセー大学はじめ専門学校や研究所があり，空港(国内線)がある。1866年の開基で，1930年市制をしいた。名称はイギリスの首相名に由来する。【谷内達】

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