Macapá (English spelling)

Japanese: マカパ（英語表記）Macapá

The capital of Amapá state in northern Brazil. The central settlement is a port city located on the left bank of the Canal Norte, a major branch of the Amazon River at the mouth of the Amazon River, directly on the equator. The city sits on a low hill 12 meters above sea level. It is the commercial and industrial center of the state, with a large mining area behind it, and it ships manganese ores, as well as gold, iron, and tin ores. It also collects and distributes animal hides and fish, and has factories that produce vegetable oil and rubber. A road connects the main towns in the state to the north from the city, and a railway runs from the nearby port of Porto Santana to the mining area inland. It is connected to the large port city of Belem, about 300 km to the southeast, by ferry and air. Population: 179,609 (1991 estimate).

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Japanese:

ブラジル北部，アマパ州の州都。中心集落は赤道直下，アマゾン川河口部の主要分流ノルテ水路の左岸に位置する港湾都市で，市街は標高 12mの低い丘の上にある。州の商工業中心地で，背後に大規模な鉱山地帯を控え，マンガンを中心に金，鉄，スズなどの鉱石を積出すほか，獣皮，魚類などを集散し，植物油，ゴムなどの工場がある。州内のおもな町を結ぶ道路が市から北へ延び，近郊のポルトサンタナ港から内陸の鉱山地帯へ鉄道が通じる。南東約 300kmにある大港湾都市ベレンとフェリー，空路で連絡。人口 17万 9609 (1991推計) 。

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