Minho (English spelling)

Japanese: ミーニョ（英語表記）Minho

Portugal's northwestern region includes the counties of Braga and Viana de Castelo. Its capital is Braga. It is roughly between the Minho River (the river that borders Spain) in the north and the Ave River in the south, and accounts for 5.4% of the country's land area, with an area of 4,928 km2 and a population of 954,253 (1980). It has a high population density (194 people/km2). Most of the area is mountainous, except for the coastal plains, and inland there are several mountain ranges of 600 to 1,400 m high that run parallel to each other from east to west. It has the highest precipitation in the country, with an annual precipitation of 3,000 mm in the mountainous areas and 1,463.5 mm in Braga.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ポルトガル北西部のブラガ県とビアナ･デ･カステロ県をあわせた地方。主都はブラガ。おおむね北のミーニョ川(スペインとの国境河川)と南のアベ川に挟まれた地域で，国土の5.4％を占め，面積4928km2，人口95万4253(1980)。人口密度は高い(194人/km2)。沿岸の平野部を除くほとんどが山地で，内陸では600～1400mの山脈がほぼ東西に並行していくつも走っている。国内で最も降水量が多く，年間降水量は山間部で3000mm，ブラガで1463.5mm。

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