Evansville - Evansville (English spelling)

Japanese: エバンズビル - えばんずびる(英語表記)Evansville
Evansville - Evansville (English spelling)

A port city on the Ohio River in southwest Indiana, United States. Population 121,582 (2000). Located in coal, oil and agricultural regions, it is an important shipping port and commercial center, serving as a gateway to the southern region. Industries include furniture, machinery, clothing, plastics and food. The town was founded in the early 19th century as a ferry terminal on the Ohio River. Within the city limits, there is a zoo, many parks, a stadium that can accommodate about 10,000 people, and is the home of the Methodist University of Evansville.

[Kazuyo Sakuno]

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Japanese:

アメリカ合衆国、インディアナ州南西部、オハイオ川に臨む港湾都市。人口12万1582(2000)。石炭・石油地帯および農業地帯に立地する重要な積出し港、商業の中心地として、南部地域への門戸となっている。家具、機械、衣料、プラスチック、食品などの工業がある。19世紀初頭に、オハイオ川のフェリー発着所として町が創設された。市域には、動物園や多くの公園、約1万人を収容する競技場などがあり、メソジスト系のエバンズビル大学の所在地。

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