Rancagua (English spelling)

Japanese: ランカグア（英語表記）Rancagua

A city in central Chile. It is located about 70 km south of the capital Santiago, at the western foot of the Andes, overlooking the Cachapoal River. Founded in 1743. It is a commercial and industrial center in a fertile agricultural and pastoral region, distributing grapes, wheat, barley, beans, and cattle, and has industries such as meat processing, flour milling, and canned fruit and vegetables. It is also the terminus of a mine railway that runs from the large El Teniente copper mine, about 40 km northeast, and has a copper smelter in the city. It was one of the fiercest battlefields during the War of Independence, and in October 1814, the independence army led by B. O'Higgins was defeated by the Spanish colonial government forces after a fierce defense of the city. The Pan-American Highway and the Trans-Chilean Railway pass through the city, connecting it to the capital. Population: 190,379 (estimated 1992).

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Japanese:

チリ中部の都市。首都サンチアゴの南約 70km，アンデス山脈西麓にあり，カチャポアル川にのぞむ。 1743年建設。肥沃な農牧地帯の商工業中心地で，ブドウ，小麦，大麦，豆類，ウシなどを集散し，食肉加工，製粉，果実・野菜缶詰などの工業が立地する。また東北東約 40kmにある大規模なエルテニエンテ銅山から通じる鉱山鉄道の終点で，市内には銅製錬所がある。独立戦争時の激戦地の1つで，1814年 10月 B.オヒギンスの率いる独立軍が，激しい市防衛戦ののちスペイン植民地政府軍に敗れた。パンアメリカン・ハイウェーとチリ縦貫鉄道が通り，首都と連絡。人口 19万 379 (1992推計) 。

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