Popayan (English spelling)

Japanese: ポパヤン（英語表記）Popayán

The capital of Cauca State in southwestern Colombia. It is located about 370 km southwest of the capital Bogota, at an altitude of about 1,760 m, on the western foot of the Prasé Volcano (4,756 m) in the southern part of the central mountain range of the Andes, and is close to the source of the Cauca River. It was built in 1536. During the Spanish colonial period, farmers and mine owners from the surrounding area gathered in this area, blessed with a pleasant climate, and built a beautiful Spanish-style town. It became the cultural and religious center of the region early on, and even today the city has many educational institutions, including the University of Cauca (1827), museums, churches, and monasteries. After Colombia's independence, the city did not develop economically as much as the cities in the Cauca Valley to the north, but there are currently industries such as food processing, sewing, and construction materials. It is a key transportation hub, the terminus of the railway line heading south from Cali, the junction of the Pan-American Highway leading to Ecuador, and the road that crosses the Central Mountains to the east. Population: 147,138 (1985).

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Japanese:

コロンビア南西部，カウカ州の州都。首都ボゴタの南西約 370km，アンデスの中部山脈南部にそびえるプラセ火山 (4756m) 西麓，標高約 1760mの地にあり，カウカ川の水源に近い。 1536年建設。スペイン植民地時代には周辺一帯の農場主や鉱山所有者などが快適な気候に恵まれたこの地に集って住み，美しいスペイン風の町をつくった。早くからこの地方の文化，宗教の中心地となり，現在も市内にはカウカ大学 (1827) をはじめとする各種の教育機関，博物館，聖堂，修道院などが多い。コロンビアの独立後は北のカウカ谷諸都市の発展に比して，経済的にはあまり発展しなかったが，現在食品加工，縫製，建設資材などの工業が立地する。交通の要地で，カリから南下する鉄道の終点であるとともに，エクアドルに通じるパンアメリカン・ハイウェーが通り，中部山脈を越えて東に延びる道路の分岐点となっている。人口 14万 7138 (1985) 。

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