Villahermosa (English spelling)

Japanese: ビヤエルモサ（英語表記）Villahermosa

The capital of Tabasco State in southeastern Mexico. It is a river port city on the Grijalva River, located in the coastal lowlands along the Bay of Campeche, a tributary of the Gulf of Mexico. Founded in 1596, the city changed its name several times before adopting its current name, which means "beautiful town," in 1915. It is the state's largest commercial and industrial center, distributing tropical crops from the surrounding agricultural areas, and is home to industries such as sugar refining, distilled spirits, rice milling, lumber, tobacco, soap, and sewing. The city is home to the cathedral built in 1614, the Archaeological Museum, and the Autonomous University of Tabasco (1958), and the La Venta ruins, belonging to the Olmec culture, which were excavated in the western part of the state, have been moved and preserved in the nearby La Venta Park. The main road connecting Mexico City and the Yucatan Peninsula runs through the city. Population: 391,610 (estimated 1990).

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Japanese:

メキシコ南東部，タバスコ州の州都。メキシコ湾の支湾カンペチェ湾沿岸の海岸低地にあり，グリハルバ川にのぞむ河港都市。 1596年建設され，1915年「美しい町」を意味する現市名となるまで，数回市名が変った。州最大の商工業中心地で，周辺の農業地帯に産する熱帯作物を集散し，製糖，蒸留酒，精米，製材，たばこ，石鹸，縫製などの工業が立地する。市内には 1614年建造の大聖堂，考古学博物館，タバスコ自治大学 (1958) などがあり，近くのラ・ベンタ公園には，州西部で発掘されたオルメカ文化に属するラ・ベンタ遺跡が移され保存されている。メキシコ市とユカタン半島を結ぶ幹線道路が通る。人口 39万 161 (1990推計) 。

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