Laredo (English spelling)

Japanese: ラレド（英語表記）Laredo

A commercial and industrial city in southern Texas, USA. Population 150,000 (1994). A border town facing the Rio Grande River, it is the center of wholesale and retail trade in the region spanning southern Texas and Mexico. Irrigation agriculture and livestock farming are developed in the surrounding area, and coal and oil are also produced. Industries such as clothing, electrical appliances, pottery, medical supplies, and leather products are also well developed. Mexicans settled in 1755, and it flourished as a post station on the road connecting Texas cities with Mexico. It was incorporated as a city in 1852. [Kanno Mineaki]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

アメリカ合衆国テキサス州南部の商工業都市。人口15万(1994)。リオ･グランデ川に面した国境の町で，テキサス州南部とメキシコにまたがる地域の卸売･小売業の中心地。周囲は灌漑農業と牧畜が発達し，石炭･石油も産出する。衣服，電気器具，陶器，医療用品，皮革製品などの工業も発達している。1755年メキシコ人が入植し，テキサスの都市とメキシコを結ぶ街道の宿駅として栄えた。1852年市制施行。【菅野峰明】

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