Riobamba (English spelling)

Japanese: リオバンバ（英語表記）Riobamba

The capital of Chimborazo Province in central Ecuador. It is located in the Riobamba Basin in the Andes, about 170 km south of the capital Quito, at an altitude of about 2,700 m. To the northwest, the country's highest peak, Chimborazo Volcano (6,310 m), rises. The area has been open since ancient times, and people have lived there since before the Inca Empire. In 1534, the Spaniards built a settlement about 20 km west, where Cahabamba is now, but in 1797 a landslide caused many lives to be lost, so it was relocated to its current location. It is known as the place where Ecuador's first constitutional conference was held in 1830. In addition to distributing agricultural products, the city is also home to industries such as cotton textiles, wool textiles, carpets, shoemaking, and food. A regular market is held every Saturday, attracting Indian farmers from the surrounding area. It is connected to Quito and Guayaquil by rail and road. Population: 95,505 (1990).

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Japanese:

エクアドル中部，チンボラソ州の州都。首都キトの南約 170km，アンデス山脈中のリオバンバ盆地にあり，標高約 2700m。北西には同国の最高峰チンボラソ火山 (6310m) がそびえる。古くから開けた土地で，インカ帝国時代以前から人が住んでいた。 1534年には西約 20km，現在カハバンバがある地にスペイン人が集落を建設したが，1797年地すべりにより多数の人命が失われたため現在地に移転した。 1830年エクアドル最初の制憲会議が開かれた地として知られる。肥沃な農業地帯の中心地で，農産物を集散するほか，市内には綿織物，毛織物，絨毯，製靴，食品などの工業が立地する。毎週土曜日に開かれる定期市には周辺に住むインディオの農民が集る。キト，グアヤキルと鉄道，道路で連絡。人口9万 5505 (1990) 。

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