Wollongong (English spelling)

Japanese: ウランゴング（英語表記）Wollongong

Located 83km south of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, it is the third largest city in the state. It has a population of 254,000 (1995). It is the central city of the Illawarra region. It is located near a coalfield (mining began in 1849) and is a representative heavy chemical industrial city in the country. In particular, its main industry, steel (started in 1928), is the largest in the country (annual production of 3 million tons of crude steel, approximately 20,000 employees). Other industries such as copper refining and chemicals are also developed. Port Kembla is an industrial and harbor area, and iron ore is imported from Port Hedland (northwest of Western Australia) and coal and steel products are exported.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

オーストラリア，ニュー･サウス･ウェールズ州，シドニーの南83kmにある同州第3の都市。人口25万4000(1995)。イラワラ地方の中心都市。炭田をひかえ(1849採掘開始)，同国の代表的な重化学工業都市で，とくに中心産業の鉄鋼業(1928開始)は同国最大(年産粗鋼300万t，従業員約2万人)。このほか銅精錬や化学など各種工業が発達する。ポート･ケンブラが工業地区･港湾地区で，鉄鉱石をポート･ヘッドランド(ウェスタン･オーストラリア州北西部)から移入し，石炭および鉄鋼製品を輸･移出する。

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