The capital of the Republic of Benin, facing the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa. Population 178,000 (1992). It is a port city on the southeastern tip of the country, overlooking the lagoon of the same name, but the port facilities have not been modernized. The former royal palace and residential areas of the senior vassals of the kingdom remain. Traditional crafts such as pottery, clothing, and leatherwork are thriving, and it is also the base of the fishing industry. It was called Ajaxe when the kingdom was established in the late 16th century, but in 1752 Portugal made it a base for the slave trade, and it came to be called Porto Novo. Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
西アフリカ,ギニア湾に面したベニン共和国の首都。人口17万8000(1992)。国の南東端,同名のラグーン(潟)に臨む港町であるが,港湾施設は近代化されていない。かつての王国の王宮や重臣の居住区が残っている。陶器,衣料,革細工など伝統工芸が盛んで,水産業の基地でもある。16世紀後半ころに成立した王国の都としてアジャチェと呼ばれていたが,1752年にポルトガルが奴隷貿易の基地とし,ポルト・ノボと称するにいたった。
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