Rochdale

Japanese: ロッチデール(英語表記)Rochdale
Rochdale
A city in the northeast of the Greater Manchester region in the north-central part of England. It is part of the Rochdale district. It is located about 20km north-northeast of Manchester, at the foot of the western Pennines, facing the confluence of the Spodon and Rochdale rivers. The town developed as the center of the cotton textile industry in the 18th and 19th centuries, and is known for its thriving textile industries, including cotton textiles, woolen textiles, and rayon. It also manufactures machinery and electrical products. It is known as the birthplace of the cooperative movement, and in 1844 the Rochdale Fair Pioneers' Society was founded by the city's spinners (→ Consumer Cooperative Society). This was the first successful consumer cooperative, and the original shop has been preserved. Area: 160km2 . Area population: 206,500 (2004 estimate). City population: 95,796 (2001).

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Japanese:
イギリス,イングランド中北部,グレーターマンチェスター地域北東部の都市。ロッチデール地区を構成する。マンチェスターの北北東約 20km,ペナイン山脈西麓にあり,スポドン川とロッチ川の合流点に臨む。18~19世紀に綿織物工業の中心地として発展した町で,綿織物,毛織物,レーヨンなどの繊維工業が盛ん。そのほか機械,電気製品なども製造する。協同組合運動の発祥の地として知られ,1844年市の紡績工により,ロッチデール公正先駆者組合が設立された(→消費生活協同組合)。これは初めて成功した消費組合で,当時の売店が保存されている。地区面積 160km2。地区人口 20万6500(2004推計)。都市人口 9万5796(2001)。

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