Blantyre (English spelling)

Japanese: ブランタイア（英語表記）Blantyre

A commercial and industrial city in southern Malawi. It is the oldest and largest city in Malawi. It is located about 60 km southwest of Zomba, at an altitude of about 1,039 m. It was founded by Europeans in 1876 as a Christian missionary base, and prospered as an ivory trading center. It is located on the railway line connecting the port of Beira in Mozambique with Salima, and in addition to distributing and exporting agricultural products, it is also home to light industries such as lumber, brewing, textiles, cement, and tobacco. In 1956, it merged with the Indian trading town of Limbe, and became a commercial center. It is home to the Faculty of Science and Engineering of the University of Malawi, and an international airport is located to the northwest. Population: 331,588 (1987).

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Japanese:

マラウイ南部の商工業都市。マラウイ最古で最大の都市。ゾンバ南西約 60km，標高約 1039mの高地に位置。 1876年ヨーロッパ人がキリスト教の宣教基地として建設し，象牙の取引地として繁栄。モザンビークのベイラ港とサリマを結ぶ鉄道沿線にあり，農産物を集散，輸出するほか製材，醸造，繊維，セメント，たばこなどの軽工業が立地。 1956年インド人の商業の町リンベを合併，商業中心地となった。マラウイ大学理工学部があり，北西に国際空港がある。人口 33万 1588 (1987) 。

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