Huancayo (English spelling)

Japanese: ワンカヨ（英語表記）Huancayo

The capital of Junin Department in central Peru. It is located about 200km east of the capital Lima, in the Andes Mountains, in the fertile valley of the Mantaro River, a watershed of the Amazon River, at an altitude of about 3,260m. Founded by the Spaniards in 1538 along an Inca route, it developed as a mining and agricultural center during the colonial period. It is currently a major commercial center in the central Andes, distributing agricultural products such as wheat, barley, corn, and potatoes, as well as mineral products such as copper, silver, and coal, and also producing woolen textiles from sheep and alpacas. A large market is held every Sunday, where Indians living in the surrounding area gather with a wide variety of goods, including rugs, blankets, and pottery made from llama and alpaca wool, as well as agricultural products. It is the location of the National Centro del Peru University (1962). It is connected to Lima by a main road and a railway. Population: 207,600 (estimated 1990).

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Japanese:

ペルー中部，フニン県の県都。首都リマの東約 200km，アンデス山脈中，アマゾン川水系マンタロ川の肥沃な河谷にあり，標高約 3260m。インカの交通路沿いに 1538年スペイン人が建設，植民地時代は鉱業・農業中心地として発展。現在アンデス中部の大商業中心地で，周辺に産する小麦，大麦，トウモロコシ，ジャガイモなどの農産物と，銅，銀，石炭などの鉱産物を集散し，ヒツジやアルパカなどの毛織物の生産も行われる。毎週日曜日に開かれる大規模な定期市には，周辺一帯に住むインディオが農産物のほか，ラマやアルパカの毛でつくった敷物，毛布，陶器など多種にわたる商品を持って集る。国立セントロ・デル・ペルー大学 (1962) 所在地。リマと幹線道路，鉄道で連絡。人口 20万 7600 (1990推計) 。

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