El Paso

Japanese: エル・パソ(英語表記)El Paso
El Paso
A city in the western tip of Texas, U.S.A. Population: 579,000 (1994). The commercial, industrial, and mining center of western Texas and southern New Mexico. It faces the Rio Grande River, which forms the border with Mexico, with Ciudad Juarez on the opposite bank. It is the largest city along the border with Mexico, and has an atmosphere of both the United States and Mexico. The climate is warm, but the annual precipitation is low at 240 mm, and it is dry. Industries such as oil refining, copper smelting, food, clothing, and machinery are located in the city.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
アメリカ合衆国テキサス州西端の都市。人口57万9000(1994)。テキサス州西部およびニューメキシコ州南部の商業,工業,鉱業の中心地。メキシコとの国境となっているリオ・グランデ川に面し,対岸はメキシコのシウダード・フアレスである。メキシコとの国境沿いでは最大の都市で,合衆国とメキシコの両方の雰囲気をもっている。気候は温暖であるが,年降水量は240mmと少なく,乾燥している。石油精製,銅の精錬,食料品,衣服,機械類などの工業が立地する。

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