A city in southwestern Zimbabwe, southern Africa. It is the center of the Matabeleland region and has a developed commercial and industrial base. It has a population of 621,742 (1992). It was the residence of King Lobengula of the Ndebele people from 1871, but in 1893 it was occupied by British troops led by Jameson and the king was killed. Bulawayo means "place of slaughter" in the Ndebele language. After that, the number of white settlers increased rapidly, and in 1896 the resistance of the Ndebele people was put down, and the city developed with the opening of the railway. It is now a railway crossroads to the capital Harare, Victoria Falls, Gaborone in Botswana, and Beitbridge in the south, and is a distribution center for goods. There are more than 600 companies, and industries such as food processing, textiles, vehicle and cement manufacturing are located here. [Akifumi Hayashi] Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
アフリカ南部、ジンバブエ南西部の都市。マタベレランド地方の中心地で商工業が発達している。人口62万1742(1992)。1871年よりンデベレ人のロベングラ王の居住地であったが、1893年、ジェームソンの率いるイギリス軍に占領され、王も殺された。ブラワヨとはンデベレ語で「殺戮(さつりく)の場所」を意味する。その後白人入植者が急増し、1896年のンデベレ人の抵抗も平定され、鉄道の開通とともに発展した。現在は首都ハラーレ、ビクトリア滝、ボツワナのハボローネ、南部のベイトブリッジ方面への鉄道の十字路にあたり、物資の集散地となっている。600社以上の企業があり、食品加工、織物、車両・セメント製造などの工業が立地する。 [林 晃史] 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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