Aguascalientes (English spelling)

Japanese: アグアスカリエンテス(英語表記)Aguascalientes
Aguascalientes (English spelling)
The capital of Aguascalientes State in central Mexico. It is located about 400km northwest of Mexico City, on the east bank of the Aguascalientes River, a part of the Lerma River system. It is about 1,880m above sea level. It was founded in 1575 as a mining center, and became the state capital when the state was founded in the 1850s. The city's name means "hot water" in Spanish, and comes from the fact that there are many hot springs in the surrounding area, but it is often called Ciudad Perforada (meaning "town with holes") because a labyrinth of tunnels thought to have been built by indigenous people were excavated under the city. Currently, it is the commercial and industrial center of an agricultural region that mainly produces fruits and vegetables, and in addition to distributing agricultural products, it has industries such as railroad car repair, cotton textiles, wool textiles, pottery, tobacco, and distilled liquor. The city is home to numerous churches, including the San Juan de Dios and La Parroquia Cathedrals, which house excellent religious art, and the Autonomous University of Aguascalientes. Population: 506,384 (1990 estimate).

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Japanese:
メキシコ中部,アグアスカリエンテス州の州都。メキシコ市の北西約 400km,レルマ川水系アグアスカリエンテス川の東岸に位置する。標高約 1880m。 1575年に鉱業中心地として建設され,1850年代に州が創設されるとともに州都となった。市名はスペイン語で「熱い水」の意で,周辺に多数の温泉があることに由来するが,市の下から先住民によって建設されたと思われる迷路状のトンネルが発掘されたため,しばしばシウダードペルフォラーダ Ciudad Perforada (「穴のあいた町」の意) と呼ばれる。現在おもに果実と野菜を産する農業地帯の商工業中心地で,農産物を集散するほか,鉄道車両修理,綿織物,毛織物,陶器,たばこ,蒸留酒などの産業がある。市内にはすぐれた宗教美術品を蔵するサンフアンデディオス,ラパロキア両聖堂をはじめとする多数の聖堂,アグアスカリエンテス自治大学がある。人口 50万 6384 (1990推計) 。

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