Wellington (English spelling)

Japanese: ウェリントン（英語表記）Wellington

New Zealand's capital. Located at the southern tip of North Island, in the Wellington region, facing Cook Strait. Surrounding Wellington Bay (formerly Nicholson Bay), the city is built on reclaimed land, narrow coastal lowlands, and hills. The average temperature is 1°C (coldest month) to 26°C (warmest month), and the average annual precipitation is 1271mm. Discovered by a Polynesian coupe in the 10th century, construction of the city by the British began in 1839, and it replaced Auckland as the capital in 1865. It is the commercial and financial center of the country, and a wide range of industries have developed, including clothing, transport equipment, food, printing, metals, machinery, and chemicals, centered around the Wellington Hut area. Petroleum products, minerals, and automobiles are imported through Wellington Port, and frozen meat, newsprint, wool, cheese, and fruit are exported. There are Victoria University (1897), the National Art Gallery, museums, central library, zoo, botanical gardens, parks, and sports grounds. The government building was built in 1876 and is famous as one of the largest wooden buildings in the world. It is the center of domestic air routes and also has an international airport. Population: 179,466 (2006).

Wellington
Wellington

A town in the west of the Western Cape Province, South Africa. Located about 80 km northeast of Cape Town. A center for fruit cultivation, wine, fruit canning, wool processing, and leather industries, with many schools, rugby fields, and other sports facilities. Population: about 20,000.

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Japanese:

ニュージーランドの首都。ノース島の南端，ウェリントン地方，クック海峡に臨む。ウェリントン湾 (旧称ニコルソン湾) を囲むように埋立地，狭い海岸低地，丘陵地に発達する。平均気温1℃ (最寒月) ～26℃ (最暖月) ，年降水量 1271mm。 10世紀にポリネシア人のクーペが発見，1839年イギリス人による町の建設が始まり，1865年にオークランドに代わって首都になった。同国の商業，金融の中心地であり，ウェリントン・ハット地区を中心として衣料，輸送機器，食品，印刷，金属，機械，化学など多岐にわたる工業が発達。ウェリントン港を通して石油製品，鉱物，自動車などが輸入され，冷凍肉，新聞印刷用紙，羊毛，チーズ，果物などが輸出される。ビクトリア大学 (1897) ，国立美術館，博物館，中央図書館，動物園，植物園，公園，運動場などがある。政府庁舎は 1876年に建設され，世界最大級の木造建築物として有名。国内空路の中心であり，また国際空港もある。人口 17万9466（2006）。